Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Buffer overflow in util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid chunk-size field in chunked transfer-coding data.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 14	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.8-1	2.10.8-1
debian 11	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.8-1	2.10.8-1
debian 12	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.8-1	2.10.8-1
debian 13	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.8-1	2.10.8-1
rpm rhel5	pidgin	<0:2.6.6-32.el5	0:2.6.6-32.el5
rpm rhel6	pidgin	<0:2.7.9-27.el6	0:2.7.9-27.el6

Aliases

1. CVE-2013-64852. NVD-2013-64853. OSV-DEBIAN-2013-64854. OSV-2013-64855. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2013-6485

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