CVE-2012-1257 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can intercept sensitive cleartext data transmitted via DBUS in Pidgin, requiring an upgrade to secure communications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1257?
CVE-2012-1257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 20 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1257 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1257 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1257, GHSA-37jx-v87h-x8gc, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-1257.