Buffer overflow in util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid chunk-size field in chunked transfer-coding data.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6485 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 5.1 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
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 |