vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-2640: Moderate: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2017:1854)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 10, 2017 | Aug 3, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 10, 2017
Added
Aug 3, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-finchredhat-upgrade-finch-develredhat-upgrade-libpurpleredhat-upgrade-libpurple-develredhat-upgrade-libpurple-perlredhat-upgrade-libpurple-tclredhat-upgrade-pidginredhat-upgrade-pidgin-debuginforedhat-upgrade-pidgin-develredhat-upgrade-pidgin-perl
References
NEW
Explore Exposure Command
Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.