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GHSA-6CX6-59WP-F7C5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:52 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:30

Details

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2016-2368 (GCVE-0-2016-2368)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

buffer overflow

Assigner

certcc

References

URL

Tags

	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
	http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Pidgin	Pidgin	Affected: 2.10.11

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GHSA-6CX6-59WP-F7C5

CVE-2016-2368 (GCVE-0-2016-2368)

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