util.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly allocate memory for HTTP responses that are inconsistent with the Content-Length header, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted response.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-02-06T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.616Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6479

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-06T16:10:58.657

Modified: 2014-03-16T04:42:39.487

Link: CVE-2013-6479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-6479 - Bugzilla