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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 03:23
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 7.5 |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-07-27 18:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:23
NVD link : CVE-2017-2640
Mitre link : CVE-2017-2640
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2640
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
pidgin
- pidgin
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write