VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2640

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references