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CVE-2012-1257 Details

Description

Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830 CVEVendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pidgin pidgin
2.10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1257
NVD Published Date:
Nov 20, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-1257 Details - Not Deferred