HIGH
pidgin: Stack-based buffer overwrite in MXit protocol libPurple plug-in
Published Jul 7, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.40%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.10.4
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.7.10
- 2.7.11
- 2.8.0
- 2.9.0
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.6-11.el5.4
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1102
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin-0:2.7.9-5.el6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1102
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-11.el5.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin-0:2.7.9-5.el6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1102 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.40% 0.06402
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06402
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 | 6.40% (0.06402) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06402) | 92.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.71% (0.04706) | 89.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03687) | 86.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.07% (0.08070) | 86.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04176) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 34.91% (0.34908) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2025 | 31.61% (0.31606) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 28.89% (0.28894) | 96.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 26.01% (0.26012) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ded93865ef42 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:105 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=64 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837319 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3374
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17678 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3374
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ded93865ef42 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1102.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50005 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:105 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=64 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3374 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837319 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3374 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17678 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3374 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 7, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3374
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a