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8.1high

CVE-2016-2374

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists 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
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% 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
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Pidgin Pidgin

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/91335 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0142/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3620 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • pidgin.im /news/security/?id=107 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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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