CVE-2013-0271
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-02-16 21:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 14:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 95591bf00f50ea9fd17f6ea246ab34f9256e7ee9f1ef4f1d2e997e1019b4fcfa
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2013:0388http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1746-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18386https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386
- hg.pidgin.imhttp://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0405http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html
- www.pidgin.imhttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pidgin Fixed in 2.10.6-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pidgin Fixed in 2.10.6-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pidgin Fixed in 2.10.6-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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