CVE-2016-2374
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.1 · Out-of-bounds read
8.1CVSS HIGH
Summary
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38