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CVE-2016-2376
Published: Jan 6, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Pidgin | Pidgin | affected 2.10.11 |
References
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92
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http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/
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91335
vdb-entry
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DSA-3620
vendor-advisory
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GLSA-201701-38
vendor-advisory
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USN-3031-1
vendor-advisory
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