CVE-2017-2640
Quick assessment
Affected
Pidgin pidgin
Exploitation
High exploitation probability; assess promptly
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Pidgin是一款跨平台的实时通信客户端，它支持多个常用的实时通信协议，用户可用同一个软件登录不同的实时通信服务。 Pidgin 2.12.0之前版本中XML内容处理的方式存在越界写入漏洞。远程攻击者可借助恶意的远程服务器利用该漏洞造成Pidgin崩溃或在Pidgin进程的上下文中执行任意代码。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2017-2640
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
跨界内存写
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Pidgin 缓冲区错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Pidgin是一款跨平台的实时通信客户端，它支持多个常用的实时通信协议，用户可用同一个软件登录不同的实时通信服务。 Pidgin 2.12.0之前版本中XML内容处理的方式存在越界写入漏洞。远程攻击者可借助恶意的远程服务器利用该漏洞造成Pidgin崩溃或在Pidgin进程的上下文中执行任意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-2640 (5)
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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