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CVE-2013-6490

Published: Feb 6, 2014Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
14.8%
Top 3.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a negative Content-Length header, which triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6bd2dd10e5da
hg.pidgin.im
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
debian.org
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=84
pidgin.im
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Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2014
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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