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CVE-2016-2380

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
3.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.03.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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-2016-0123/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3620 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • pidgin.im /news/security/?id=96 · 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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