pidgin: MXit protocol insufficient sanitization of saved image file names
Published Feb 16, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.12%
Description
The MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 might allow remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a crafted (1) mxit or (2) mxit/imagestrips pathname.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.10.6
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.7.10
- 2.7.11
- 2.8.0
- 2.9.0
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
- 2.10.4
- 2.10.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pidgin, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03121) | 87.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03121) | 86.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 65.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 71.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 67.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00644) | 79.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00644) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00644) | 76.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0271 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910039 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0271
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0271
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0271 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910039 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0271 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0271 |
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