MEDIUM
pidgin: MXit protocol stack-based buffer overflow when processing HTTP headers
Published Feb 16, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 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-0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0646
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin-0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0646
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0646 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0646 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.86% 0.02860
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02860
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02860) | 86.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02860) | 84.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 81.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.67% (0.03671) | 79.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.74% (0.01738) | 81.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 87.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 86.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01718) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 84.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 83.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 66.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (12)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910040 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0272
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0272
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/879db2a9a59c | 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=66 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0272 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910040 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0272 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17474 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0272 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 16, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2012
Link CVE-2013-0272
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a