CVE-2013-6478 | BDVDB-2026-59775 Detail
Description#
gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL that is examined with a tooltip.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012981.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=72
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2bb66ef1475e
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/2013-March/012980.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.