CVE-2012-2369 — 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

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HIGH

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 May 23, 2012

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.52%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.52% 0.03522

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03522

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.52% (0.03522)	88.84th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.56% (0.03562)	87.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	2.39% (0.02393)	83.60th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	3.76% (0.03763)	79.83th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.39% (0.02393)	83.93th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	5.48% (0.05479)	93.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	5.48% (0.05479)	91.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.52% (0.06523)	91.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	90.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.52% (0.06523)	78.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-134

References (4)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00003.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/2
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-05.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2476
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

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

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published May 23, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Apr 19, 2012

Link CVE-2012-2369

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-2369

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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