CVE-2017-2640
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-2640 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2018-07-27 18:29:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2019-10-09 23:27:00 UTC |
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| 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| Bug 1430019 – CVE-2017-2640 pidgin: Out-of-bounds write in purple_markup_unescape_entity triggered by invalid XML |
CONFIRM |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3806-1 pidgin |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| Pidgin CVE 2017-2640 Out of Bounds Write Security Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Pidgin: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201706-10) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710380 Gentoo Linux Pidgin Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201706-10)
