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CVE-2016-2366
Published: Jan 6, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
A denial of service vulnerability 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 server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Pidgin | Pidgin | affected 2.10.11 |
References
91335
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=99
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3620
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0134/
x_refsource_MISC
GLSA-201701-38
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
USN-3031-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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