9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-2640
Pidgin XML Processing OOB Write 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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2640 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Pidgin pidgin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2640.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2640 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.84 }} -0.01%

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0.82227

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