CVE-2013-6482

Description

Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote MSN servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted (1) SOAP response, (2) OIM XML response, or (3) Content-Length header.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im Vendor Advisory pidgin.im Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html vendor advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=75 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html vendor advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=76 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1 vendor advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=77 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6482?
CVE-2013-6482 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6482?
To fix CVE-2013-6482, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6482 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6482 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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