CVE-2016-2366 — Out-of-bounds Read in Pidgin
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.0%
top 16.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 6
Latest updateMay 17
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10