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CVE-2012-1257

Published: 20 November 2019

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

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
libpurple exposes private comms over local session dbus. This
is a legitimate issue for desktop application isolation

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Ignored
(upstream wontfix)
upstream Ignored
(upstream wontfix)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N