VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-6478

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-02-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references