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CVE-2013-6487
Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large Content-Length value, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0074.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-02
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2101-1
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128277.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://vrt-blog.snort.org/2014/01/vrt-2013-1001-cve-2013-6487-buffer.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2852
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=82
- http://libgadu.net/releases/1.11.3.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65188
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.10.0, 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2.10.3, 2.10.4, 2.10.5, 2.10.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.