Description
Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2859-1 | pidgin security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-6292 | Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2100-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:22.276Z
Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-6489
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-02-06T17:00:05.867
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-6489
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN