CVE-2016-2370
Published: 23 June 2016
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle attacker can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | same commits as CVE-2016-2367 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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pidgin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7)
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| trusty |
Released
(1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3)
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| upstream |
Released
(2.11.0-1)
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| wily |
Released
(1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2)
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| xenial |
Released
(1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1)
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Patches: upstream: https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/fe0e01b2840740d9a07acf9a9788ec22e9dd120f |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |