Unscored severity · published Feb 6, 2014
CVE-2013-6483
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq…
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CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.10.7; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6483
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6483
hg.pidgin.im
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/93d4bff19574
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=78
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
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