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CVE-2016-2374

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.02727
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

3
pidgin<= 2.10.12
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cret@cert.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Jan 2017 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-3031-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
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