Critical severity · published Jul 27, 2018
CVE-2017-2640
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content
9.8
CVSS
6.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.2% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
before 2.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2640
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2640
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806
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