CVE-2013-6487

NameCVE-2013-6487
DescriptionInteger 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2852-1, DSA-2859-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libgadu (PTS)buster1:1.12.2-3fixed
bullseye1:1.12.2-5fixed
trixie, bookworm1:1.12.2-6fixed
sid1:1.12.2-6.1fixed
pidgin (PTS)buster2.13.0-2fixed
bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
trixie, bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
sid2.14.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libgadusourcesqueeze1:1.9.0-2+squeeze2DSA-2852-1
libgadusourcewheezy1:1.11.2-1+deb7u1DSA-2852-1
libgadusource(unstable)1:1.11.3-1
pidginsourcesqueeze(unfixed)end-of-life
pidginsourcewheezy2.10.9-1~deb7u1DSA-2859-1
pidginsource(unstable)2.10.8-1

Notes

[squeeze] - pidgin <end-of-life> (Support in oldstable is limited to IRC, Jabber/XMPP, Sametime and SIMPLE)

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