CVE-2013-6479
EPSS 0.68%
Description
util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly allocate memory for HTTP responses that are inconsistent with the Content-Length header, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted response.
How to fix CVE-2013-6479
To remediate CVE-2013-6479, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2013-6479 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.10.8-1