Out-of-bounds Write Affecting pidgin package, versions *
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EPSS
0.84% (83rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PIDGIN-1984242
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 10 Mar 2017
Introduced: 10 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-2640 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 pidgin.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin package and not the pidgin package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.