CVE-2016-2368

HIGH

Pidgin < 2.10.12 - Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in MXIT Protocol Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0455
EPSS Percentile 90.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
pidgin/pidgin < 2.10.12
Pidgin/Pidgin 2.10.11
Published Jan 06, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026