Is CVE-2013-6478 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-6478 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-6478?

CVE-2013-6478 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-6478?

CVE-2013-6478 has an EPSS score of 3.84% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6478?

Upgrade pidgin on debian 11 to 2.10.8-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-6478

MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

pidginDebian

Fixed in:2.10.8-1CVE-2013-6478

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

pidgin.im

Other references8

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