CVE-2012-1257

MEDIUM

Pidgin 2.10.0 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via DBUS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-1257. PoCs published by Dimitris Glynos.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2012-1257 by leveraging DBus to snoop on Pidgin/OTR conversations. It extracts DBus session credentials from /proc and listens for message signals, demonstrating an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dimitris Glynos · pythonremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36884

This PoC exploits CVE-2012-1257 by leveraging DBus to snoop on Pidgin/OTR conversations. It extracts DBus session credentials from /proc and listens for message signals, demonstrating an information disclosure vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: libpurple < 2.10.1, Pidgin < 2.10.1, pidgin-otr < 3.2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: python-dbus · python-gobject · access to /proc · same user context as target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14830

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0074
EPSS Percentile 49.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-319
Status published
Products (1)
pidgin/pidgin 2.10.0
Published Nov 20, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026