ubuntu-cve-2017-2640
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-03-10 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2640",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:08Z",
  "published": "2017-03-10T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2640"
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      "url": "https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=109"
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    }
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  "related": [
    "USN-3231-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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    {
      "score": "medium",
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    }
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}



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