Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2017-2640

Disclosure Date: July 27, 2018
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • pidgin,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • pidgin

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Technical Analysis