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.
CVE-2010-0013
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 95.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 9, 2010
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (48)
- secalert@redhathttp://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467
- secalert@redhathttp://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/4be2df4f72bd8a55cdae7f2554b73342a497c92f
- secalert@redhathttp://d.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810
- secalert@redhathttp://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/3d02401cf232459fc80c0837d31e05fae7ae5467/with/c64a1adc8bda2b4aeaae1f273541afbc4f71b810/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c
- secalert@redhathttp://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033771.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033848.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37953
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37954
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37961
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- secalert@redhathttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-277450-1
- secalert@redhathttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1022203.1-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | pidgin (1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7.1) @ karmic | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | pidgin-0:2.6.5-1.el5 | 2010-01-14 | redhat |
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-11203✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 19, 2010
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