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CVE-2017-2640
published 2018-07-27

CVE-2017-2640: 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…

critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
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.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debianpidgin< pidgin 2.12.0-1 (bookworm)pidgin 2.12.0-1 (bookworm)
pidginpidgin< 2.12.02.12.0
pidginpidgin
pidginpidgin>= 0 < 2.12.0-12.12.0-1
pidginpidgin>= 0 < 2.12.0-12.12.0-1
pidginpidgin>= 0 < 2.12.0-12.12.0-1
pidginpidgin>= 0 < 2.12.0-12.12.0-1
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL