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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6482 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 4.3 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (pidgin) | RHSA-2014:0139 | 2014-02-05 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2014:0139 | 2014-02-05 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pidgin | Not affected |