CVE - CVE-2013-6483

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-6483	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly determine whether the from address in an iq reply is consistent with the to address in an iq request, which allows remote attackers to spoof iq traffic or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted reply.
References
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CONFIRM:http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/93d4bff19574 CONFIRM:http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=78 DEBIAN:DSA-2859 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859 REDHAT:RHSA-2014:0139 URL:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:0239 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:0326 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html UBUNTU:USN-2100-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20131104	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20131104)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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