CVE-2016-2376
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Pidgin
PublishedJan 6, 2017
First seenJan 6, 2017
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pidgin pidgin | v ≤ 2.10.12 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
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