CVE-2017-2640
pidgin: Out-of-bounds write in purple_markup_unescape_entity triggered by invalid XML
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 10, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed XML content. A malicious remote server could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin or execute arbitrary code in the context of the pidgin process.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write