vulnerability
Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2017-2640: pidgin security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 10, 2017 | Jan 18, 2018 | Apr 1, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 10, 2017
Added
Jan 18, 2018
Modified
Apr 1, 2026
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
huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-libpurple
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