CVE-2016-2376 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 maliciou...
HighCVSS 8.1
EPSS 3.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/pidgin(Debian:12) | < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian/pidgin(Debian:13) | < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian/pidgin(Debian:14) | < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| pidgin | <= 2.10.12 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 12.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 14.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 15.10 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| pidgin | = 2.10.11 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-2376 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3620 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- www.pidgin.im patch vendor-advisory
- 91335 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.talosintelligence.com technical-description third-party-advisory
- USN-3031-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-38 vendor-advisory