CVE-2013-6478
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-6478 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-02-06 16:10:58 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL that is examined with a tooltip. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 0.031050000 probability, percentile 0.868730000 (date 2026-05-04)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.10.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| error in pidgin : big url | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pidgin.im | |
| Pidgin Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pidgin.im | Vendor Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0239-1: moderate: update for pidgin, pidgin-branding-op | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| error in pidgin : big url - 2 (pidgin eat a part of url) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pidgin.im | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0326-1: moderate: update for pidgin | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| USN-2100-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2859-1 pidgin | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| pidgin/main: changeset 2bb66ef1475e | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | hg.pidgin.im | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.