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CVE-2016-2374
Published: Jan 6, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Pidgin | Pidgin | affected 2.10.11 |
References
91335
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/
x_refsource_MISC
DSA-3620
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201701-38
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
USN-3031-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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