An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin.

Published 9 y ago 2017-01-06 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.3

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.7%

percentile 86%

Public exploits

none known

An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT contact information sent from the server can result in memory disclosure.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	5.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	5.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

Pidgin Pidgin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0143/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/91335 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3620 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
pidgin.im /news/security/?id=108 · 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

CVE List: CVE-2016-2375
NVD: CVE-2016-2375

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