CVE-2016-2380
LOW severity · CVSS 3.1 · Out-of-bounds read
3.1CVSS LOW
Summary
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0123/Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38