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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6489 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 |