CVE-2012-2369 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-05-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:cypherpunks:pidgin-otr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2476-1	pidgin-otr security update
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2360	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00003.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2476

History

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Subscriptions

Cypherpunks Pidgin-otr

Pidgin Pidgin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-05-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:25.465Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2369

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-23T20:55:01.520

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2369

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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