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[email protected]CVE-2016-2371

HistoryJan 06, 2017 - 9:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-2371

2017-01-0621:59:00

CWE-787

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2016-2371

pidgin

mxit protocol

memory corruption

code execution

vulnerability

nvd

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

74.7%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

pidginpidginRange≤2.10.12

Node

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch12.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch15.10

Node

debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
pidgin:pidginpidginle2.10.12

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
pidgin:pidgin	pidgin	le	2.10.12

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Pidgin",
    "vendor": "Pidgin",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.10.11"
      }
    ]
  }
]