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CVE-2013-6489

Published: Feb 6, 2014Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
5.8%
Top 7.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Integer signedness error in the MXit functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted emoticon value, which triggers an integer overflow and a buffer overflow.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

pidginpidgin
On-premDesktop App
Communications / messaging-chat
PidginМарк Спенсер, Шон Иган и др.
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
n/an/a
pidginoss-projectCommunicationsaka libpurple, mxit, pidgin
марк спенсер, шон иган и др.oss-projectCommunicationsaka pidgin

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4c897372b5a4
hg.pidgin.im
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
debian.org
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=83
pidgin.im
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Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2014
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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