CVE-2013-6483 | BDVDB-2026-59779 Detail
Description#
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.
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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/93d4bff19574
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=78
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.