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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Марк Спенсер, Шон Иган и др.
oss-projectaka pidgin
pidgin
oss-projectaka libpurple, mxit
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgim/main/rev/93d4bff19574
hg.pidgin.im
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6483
cve.mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
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