Is CVE-2012-1257 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1257 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1257?

CVE-2012-1257 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Patch guidance is available from pidgin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-1257.

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

Primary Vendor: PIDGIN
Published: 11/20/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

pidgin : pidgin

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CVE-2012-1257. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2012-1257