CVE-2017-2640

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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-07-27 18:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 23:27

NVD link : CVE-2017-2640

Mitre link : CVE-2017-2640

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2640

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_server
enterprise_linux_server_aus
enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_server_eus
enterprise_linux_workstation

pidgin

pidgin

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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