CVE-2013-6487

Publication date 3 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Integer overflow in libpurple/protocols/gg/lib/http.c in the Gadu-Gadu (gg) parser in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large Content-Length value, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libgadu	13.10 saucy	Fixed 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu1.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1:1.11.2-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1:1.11.1-1ubuntu0.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
pidgin	13.10 saucy	Fixed 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1.13.10.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1:2.10.6-0ubuntu2.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.4
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ec15aa187aa0

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2100-1
Pidgin vulnerabilities
6 February 2014

USN-2101-1
libgadu vulnerability
10 February 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6487