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CVE-2013-0271

Published: Feb 16, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
3.3 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0271
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PidginPidgin*2.10.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.7 (including)2.5.7 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.8 (including)2.5.8 (including)
PidginPidgin2.5.9 (including)2.5.9 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.0 (including)2.6.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.2 (including)2.6.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.4 (including)2.6.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.5 (including)2.6.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.6.6 (including)2.6.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.0 (including)2.7.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.2 (including)2.7.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.3 (including)2.7.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.4 (including)2.7.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.5 (including)2.7.5 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.6 (including)2.7.6 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.7 (including)2.7.7 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.8 (including)2.7.8 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.9 (including)2.7.9 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.10 (including)2.7.10 (including)
PidginPidgin2.7.11 (including)2.7.11 (including)
PidginPidgin2.8.0 (including)2.8.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.9.0 (including)2.9.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.0 (including)2.10.0 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.1 (including)2.10.1 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.2 (including)2.10.2 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.3 (including)2.10.3 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.4 (including)2.10.4 (including)
PidginPidgin2.10.5 (including)2.10.5 (including)
PidginUbuntuhardy*
PidginUbuntuoneiric*
PidginUbuntuprecise*
PidginUbuntuquantal*
PidginUbuntuupstream*

References

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