CVE-2017-2640

NameCVE-2017-2640
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-853-1, DSA-3806-1
Debian Bugs859159

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
sid, trixie2.14.13-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pidginsourcewheezy2.10.10-1~deb7u3DLA-853-1
pidginsourcejessie2.11.0-0+deb8u2DSA-3806-1
pidginsource(unstable)2.12.0-1859159

Notes

https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=109
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/b2fc9e774cb9

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