CVE-2016-2372

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2372
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-06 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionAn information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious user, server, or man-in-the-middle attacker can send an invalid size for a file transfer which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the file is sent to another user.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.012170000 probability, percentile 0.791600000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-200 | out-of-bounds read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Pidgin Pidgin affected 2.10.11 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3031-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0140 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.talosintelligence.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Pidgin Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pidgin.im Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3620-1 pidgin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710343 Gentoo Linux Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38)
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report