A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
ubuntu_linux | eq | 12.04 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 15.10 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
debian_linux | eq | 8.0 | |
pidgin | le | 2.10.12 |