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CVE-2013-0272

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Date: February 16, 2013

Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.6

Related Resources (13)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0272

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html

Url: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c

Url: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0272

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-0272

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0272

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-0272

Severity Score

5.6

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.6
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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