# CVE-2010-0013: Path traversal in n/a > Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the MSN protocol plugin of Pidgin and Adium clients. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 9 Jan 2010 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0013, GHSA-v6ph-x2c7-6g37, RHSA-2010:0044 ## What is CVE-2010-0013? CVE-2010-0013 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official 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. Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0013? It affects 7 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `finch` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-tcl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-tcl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-tcl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `finch-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `libpurple-tcl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | | `pidgin-perl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.5-1.el4.1 | Products: Adium Adium, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Pidgin Pidgin, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Suse Linux Enterprise, Suse Linux Enterprise Server. ## How do I fix CVE-2010-0013? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2010-0013 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0013 exists. Public exploit code: - Pidgin MSN 2.6.4 - File Download (exploitdb) ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2008-7190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7190/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2009-2694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2694/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2008-2927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2927/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 6.8) - [CVE-2010-0277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0277/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0) - [CVE-2009-3615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3615/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0013 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2010-0013 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0013 exists. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0013/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0013 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0013 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0013 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0013/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.