CVE-2017-2640 HIGH

CVE-2017-2640

Vendor Pidgin
Product pidgin
Weakness CWE-787
Published July 27, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated