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CVE-2016-2371

Published: 23 June 2016

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
This patch doesn't enforce upper-limits; it seems
insufficient to me.
mdeslaur
patch listed in upstream avisory is wrong, it is actually the
fix for CVE-2016-2369

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.11.0-1)
precise
Released (1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7)
trusty
Released (1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3)
wily
Released (1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2)
xenial
Released (1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/f0287378203fbf496a9890bf273d96adefb93b74

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H