CVE-2016-2376
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 6, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 12, 2016
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PidginPidgin |
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References
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/
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