Vulnerability CVE-2012-2369
Published: 2012-05-23   Modified: 2012-05-24

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.

Type:

CWE-134

 (Uncontrolled Format String)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Cypherpunks -> Pidgin-otr 

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