CVE-2013-6487 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Gadu-Gadu parser within Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.8. This flaw, located in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c, allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow by sending a large Content-Length value. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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