CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-2369

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: May 23, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pidgin-otr Cypherpunks * 3.2.0 (including)
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu hardy *
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu lucid *
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu natty *
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu oneiric *
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu precise *
Pidgin-otr Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References