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CVE-2013-0271

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2013-03-10 libpurple -- multiple vulnerabilities

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2013-0271
Phase Assigned(20121206)

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

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a8aef1d340f2
CONFIRM http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=65
SUSE SUSE-SU-2013:0388
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2013:0405
UBUNTU USN-1746-1
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18386