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3 vulnerabilities found for mxit by pidgin
FKIE_CVE-2016-2379
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-29 20:59 - Updated: 2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| cret@cert.org | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| cret@cert.org | http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| cret@cert.org | https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 | Vendor Advisory | |
| cret@cert.org | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 | Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-2379 (GCVE-0-2016-2379)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI?
Summary
The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
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CVE-2016-2379 (GCVE-0-2016-2379)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2017-03-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI?
Summary
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Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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