CVE-2016-2380

NONE EPSS 75.2%
Published Jan 6, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Jan 6, 2017 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
75.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Information Exposure

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
pidginpidgin* ≤2.10.12
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04any
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04any
canonicalubuntu_linux15.10any
debiandebian_linux8.0any

References 6

  • debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
    Third Party Advisory
  • pidgin.im http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • talosintelligence.com http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0123/
    Third Party Advisory
  • ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
    Third Party Advisory
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

Remediation

  • pidgin.im http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96
    PatchVendor Advisory