pidgin: libpurple no way to restrict "private" messages from being sent over session dbus
Published Nov 20, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.74%
Description
Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00739) | 52.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00739) | 49.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 47.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 45.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 39.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 44.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1257 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798279 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1257
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1257
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1257 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798279 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1257 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1257 |
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