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CVE-2016-2378

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-01-06T21:00:00
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Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

Pidgin

Pidgin

Affected Versions:

2.10.11

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-crwf-mvg9-fxf3

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2378
WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
WEB http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
WEB http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120
WEB http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
Published: 2017-01-06T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.298Z
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