Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Pidgin / pidgin | affected 2.12.0 |
CWE
CWE-787
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.