CVE-2016-2368

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPidgin
PublishedJan 6, 2017
First seenJan 6, 2017

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pidgin pidginv ≤ 2.10.12—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 15.10—
debian debian_linux8.0—

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