CVE-2016-2380 An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced t...
LowCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.
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-2016-2380 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3620 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- www.pidgin.im patch vendor-advisory
- 91335 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.talosintelligence.com third-party-advisory
- USN-3031-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-38 vendor-advisory