CVE-2012-2369 describes a format string vulnerability in the pidgin-otr plugin (before version 3.2.1) for Pidgin, specifically within the log_message_cb function, affecting various Pidgin and cypherpunks pidgin-otr products. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, as it allows unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into log messages. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cypherpunks:pidgin-otr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.