CVE-2017-2640CWE-787

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content

High · published July 27, 2018

CVSS v3.0
7.5
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06179 · 93.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2018-07-27T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUL 18:00Z
    An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content
    cvelistv5