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title: "CVE-2016-2368\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-2368

Publication date 23 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2368?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the
MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server
could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code
execution or memory disclosure.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pidgin | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2368?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| pidgin | * Upstream:   <https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/f6efc254e947> * Upstream:   <https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/60f95045db42> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.1 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2368)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2368)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-2368)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2368)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3031-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3031-1)
+ Pidgin vulnerabilities
+ 12 July 2016

### Other references

* <http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/>
* <http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2368>