CVE-2013-0272

Description

Buffer overflow in http.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header.

How to fix CVE-2013-0272

To remediate CVE-2013-0272, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.6-3 or later

Is CVE-2013-0272 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.10.6-3

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0272