CVE-2013-6489

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=83 vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65192 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1 vendor advisory
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4c897372b5a4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6489?
CVE-2013-6489 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6489?
To fix CVE-2013-6489, 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-2013-6489 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6489 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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