CVE-2012-3374
pidgin - remote code execution
EPSS 4.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-3374
To remediate CVE-2012-3374, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.6-1 or later
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.7.3-1+squeeze3 or later
Is CVE-2012-3374 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.10.6-1
- from 0, < 2.7.3-1+squeeze3