CVE-2017-2640 - An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malic

CVE-2017-2640

Summary

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.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.5 (as of 09-10-2019 - 23:27)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-787

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

redhat via4

advisories

bugzilla

id	1446368
title	Silence -Wsign-compare

oval

comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026

AND

comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20150364027

AND
comment finch is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854001
comment finch is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044032
AND
comment finch-devel is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854003
comment finch-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044034
AND
comment libpurple is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854005
comment libpurple is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044036

AND

comment libpurple-devel is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854007
comment libpurple-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044038

AND

comment libpurple-perl is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854009
comment libpurple-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044040

AND

comment libpurple-tcl is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854011
comment libpurple-tcl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044042

AND
comment pidgin is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854013
comment pidgin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044044
AND
comment pidgin-devel is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854015
comment pidgin-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044046
AND
comment pidgin-perl is earlier than 0:2.10.11-5.el7
oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20171854017
comment pidgin-perl is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20192044048

rhsa

id	RHSA-2017:1854
released	2017-08-01
severity	Moderate
title	RHSA-2017:1854: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)

rpms

finch-0:2.10.11-5.el7
finch-devel-0:2.10.11-5.el7
libpurple-0:2.10.11-5.el7
libpurple-devel-0:2.10.11-5.el7
libpurple-perl-0:2.10.11-5.el7
libpurple-tcl-0:2.10.11-5.el7
pidgin-0:2.10.11-5.el7
pidgin-debuginfo-0:2.10.11-5.el7
pidgin-devel-0:2.10.11-5.el7
pidgin-perl-0:2.10.11-5.el7

refmap via4

bid	96775
confirm	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640
debian	DSA-3806
gentoo	GLSA-201706-10

Last major update

09-10-2019 - 23:27

Published

27-07-2018 - 18:29

Last modified

09-10-2019 - 23:27