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CVE-2012-2369 (GCVE-0-2012-2369)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-23 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:34
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Summary
Format string vulnerability in the log_message_cb function in otr-plugin.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 3.2.1 for Pidgin might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in data that generates a log message.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2476 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2012-05-16 00:00
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