CVE-2013-6479
CVE-2013-6479
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util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly allocate memory for HTTP responses that are inconsistent with the Content-Length header, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted response.
EPSS 2.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
Original sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=73
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/cd529e1158d3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6479