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CVE-2016-2368

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.6%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Pidgin Pidgin

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/91335 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • pidgin.im /news/security/?id=101 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3620 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0136/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-38 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3031-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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