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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-0271: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-0271: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/16/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-pidgin

References

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