CVE-2012-1257 : Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local

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

Published 2019-11-20 20:15:11

Updated 2019-11-21 15:05:31

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2012-1257

Pidgin » Pidgin » Version: 2.10.0
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.12%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 46 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	3.9	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830

#14830 (dbus information leakage) – Pidgin
Vendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2011-December/010521.html

private messages on dbus
Vendor Advisory

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