low3.1
CVE-2016-2380
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin.
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | Pidgin | through 2.10.12 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0123/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=96
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0123/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38