#VU32781 Buffer overflow in Pidgin - CVE-2012-3374 

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#VU32781 Buffer overflow in Pidgin - CVE-2012-3374

Published: July 7, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32781
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3374
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pidgin
Software vendor:
pidgin.im

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted inline image in a message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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