CVE catalog

CVE-2012-1257

pidgin: CVE-2012-1257

Severity: Low
Published: Nov 20, 2019, 8:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.74% · Oct 25, 2026

Pidgin 2.10.0 uses DBUS for certain cleartext communication, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a dbus session monitor.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pidgin	sid	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	forky	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	trixie	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	bookworm	`2.14.12-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pidgin	14.04	`1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pidgin	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[finch]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[finch-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple0]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-bin]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-data]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[finch]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[finch-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple0t64]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple-bin]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin-data]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:58 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]