SB2019112038 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in pidgin.im Pidgin
Published: November 20, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112038
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1257)
CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.