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CVE-2013-0273

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly...

5.0 MediumFix available

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Exploit likelihood

2.60%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2013-0273
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2013-0273
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0299 No score

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
EUVD-2013-0299
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xw8p-f2w6-jfrc No score

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly...

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
GHSA-xw8p-f2w6-jfrc
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2013-0273
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0273 No score

sametime.c in the Sametime protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.7 does not properly terminate long user IDs, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0273
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1 No score

finch-2.11.0-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the finch-2.11.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin
Debian:12
 before 2.10.6-3
2.10.6-3
pidgin
Debian:13
 before 2.10.6-3
2.10.6-3
pidgin
Debian:14
 before 2.10.6-3
2.10.6-3
finch
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
finch-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
libpurple
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
pidgin
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
0:2.6.6-17.el5_9.1
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1
0:2.7.9-10.el6_4.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-0273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pidgin, published February 16, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.10.6-3.

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