CVE-2016-2376
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2376 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2017-01-06 21:59:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2017-03-30 01:59:00 UTC |
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| Description | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38) — Gentoo Security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-3031-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu |
UBUNTU |
www.ubuntu.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0118 |
MISC |
www.talosintelligence.com |
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| Pidgin Security Advisories |
CONFIRM |
www.pidgin.im |
Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3620-1 pidgin |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671085 EulerOS Security Update for pidgin (EulerOS-SA-2019-2387)
- 710343 Gentoo Linux Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38)
