CVE-2017-2640
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.18% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 6.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2640Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3806Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.