DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6479

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6479
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6479.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6479
Upstream
Published
2014-02-06T16:10:58Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:21:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}