Medium severity · published Nov 20, 2019
CVE-2012-1257
Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor
5.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
2.10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1257
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1257
Vendor Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830
Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html
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