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CVE-2010-0013

7.5 · HIGH

Directory traversal vulnerability in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.4 and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Published Jan 9, 2010adiumCWE-22EPSS 12.50%

Overview

CVE-2010-0013 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adium adium. It was published on January 9, 2010 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.4 and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an application/x-msnmsgrp2p MSN emoticon (aka custom smiley) request, a related issue to CVE-2004-0122. NOTE: it could be argued that this is resultant from a vulnerability in which an emoticon download request is processed even without a preceding text/x-mms-emoticon message that announced availability of the emoticon.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adium. Update adium to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
opensuseopensuse11.0Affected

References

Refd.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467Refd.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/4be2df4f72bd8a55cdae7f2554b73342a497c92fRefd.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810Refdeveloper.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467/with/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.cRefevents.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033771.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033848.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/37953Refsecunia.com/advisories/37954

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0013?

CVE-2010-0013 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adium adium. It was published on January 9, 2010 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2010-0013?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-0013?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adium. Update adium to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-0013?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-0013 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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