CVE-2013-0271

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18386

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1746-1

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00003.html

http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3