VDB
CVE-2017-2640
CVE-2017-2640
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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 6.18% · 93.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.18%
93.3th 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 |
Timeline
- Mar 10, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 12, 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