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CVE-2012-2369

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-05-16 pidgin-otr -- format string vulnerability

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-2369
Phase Assigned(20120419)

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.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [oss-security] 20120516 Format string security flaw in pidgin-otr
GENTOO GLSA-201207-05
SUSE SUSE-SU-2012:0703