vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-2640: Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 6, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 6, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-pidgin
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