Is CVE-2012-2214 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2214 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2214?

CVE-2012-2214 has a CVSS score of 3.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2012-2214?

Patch guidance is available from pidgin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-2214.

CVE-2012-2214 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-2214?

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Description

proxy.c in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.4 does not properly handle canceled SOCKS5 connection attempts, which allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a sequence of XMPP file-transfer requests.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: single
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-399

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PIDGIN
Published: 7/3/2012
Last Modified: 4/29/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2012-2214. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2012-2214

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CVE-2012-2214 vulnerability