CVE-2017-2640
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jul 27, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 1, 2016
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malicious remote server could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin or execute arbitrary code in the context of the pidgin process.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
pidginPidgin |
|
References
- GLSA-201706-10vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:1854vendor-advisory
- 96775vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640
- DSA-3806vendor-advisory
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