| Name | CVE-2012-1257 |
| Description | Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pidgin (PTS) | bullseye | 2.14.1-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.14.12-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 2.14.13-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pidgin | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
Negligible local information disclosure