GSD-2016-2371

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.
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Aliases
CVE-2016-2371
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