CVE-2012-2369

high

Published 2012-05-23 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 4 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.2.1-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.2.1-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.2.1-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.2.1-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
cypherpunks	pidgin-otr	`{"endIncluding":"3.2.0"}`
pidgin	pidgin

References

CWEs

CWE-134

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.