vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-2640: Out-of-bounds Write
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 27, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 27, 2018
Added
Jul 27, 2018
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-pidgin
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