VDB
CVE-2017-2640
CVE-2017-2640
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.79% · 74.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.79%
74.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pidgin | *, 0, 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pidgin | 0, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- GLSA-201706-10 (circl)
- RHSA-2017:1854 (circl)
- 96775 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 (circl)
- DSA-3806 (circl)
Timeline
- Mar 10, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2640 third-party-advisory
- https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=109 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3231-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2640 third-party-advisory