CVE-2016-2368
published 2017-01-06CVE-2016-2368: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result…
PriorityP345high8.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.55%
90.5th percentile
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | pidgin | < pidgin 2.11.0-1 (bookworm) | pidgin 2.11.0-1 (bookworm) |
| pidgin | pidgin | <= 2.10.12 | — |
| pidgin | pidgin | — | — |
| pidgin | pidgin | >= 0 < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| pidgin | pidgin | >= 0 < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| pidgin | pidgin | >= 0 < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
| pidgin | pidgin | >= 0 < 2.11.0-1 | 2.11.0-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.1HIGH
vendor_debian8.1HIGH
vendor_redhat8.1HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-6cx6-59wp-f7c5: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-2368 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-6cx6-59wp-f7c5: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
OSV
CVE-2016-2368: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
osv·2017-01-06·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2016-2368 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2368: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-07-12
CVE-2016-2365 Pidgin vulnerabilities
Title: Pidgin vulnerabilities
Summary: Pidgin could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Yves Younan discovered that Pidgin contained multiple issues in the MXit
protocol support. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart Pidgin to make all the
necessary changes.
Red Hat
pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
vendor_redhat·2016-06-21·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2016-2368 [HIGH] CWE-122 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Package: pidgin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: pidgin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: pidgin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-2368: pidgin - Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT pro...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2016-2368 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2368: pidgin - Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT pro...
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.11.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.11.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.11.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.11.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.11.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2016-06-21·CVSS 5.9
[MEDIUM] Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities
## Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities
These vulnerabilities were discovered by Yves Younan .
Pidgin is a universal chat client that is used on millions of systems worldwide. The Pidgin chat client enables you to communicate on multiple chat networks simultaneously. Talos has identified multiple vulnerabilities in the way Pidgin handles the MXit protocol. These vulnerabilities fall into the following four categories.
Information Leakage
Denial Of Service
Directory Traversal
Buffer Overflow
The following vulnerabilities were identified (listed numerically by CVE):
CVE-2016-2365 - Pidgin MXIT Markup Command Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2016-2366 - Pidgin MXIT Table Command Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2016-2367 - Pidgin MXIT Avatar Length Memory Disclosure
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2016-06-21·CVSS 5.9
[MEDIUM] Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities
These vulnerabilities were discovered by Yves Younan.
Pidgin is a universal chat client that is used on millions of systems worldwide. The Pidgin chat client enables you to communicate on multiple chat networks simultaneously. Talos has identified multiple vulnerabilities in the way Pidgin handles the MXit protocol. These vulnerabilities fall into the following four categories.
- Information Leakage
- Denial Of Service
- Directory Traversal
- Buffer Overflow
The following vulnerabilities were identified (listed numerically by CVE):
CVE-2016-2365 - Pidgin MXIT Markup Command Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2016-2366 - Pidgin MXIT Table Command Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2016-2367 - Pidgin MXIT Avatar Length Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2016-2368 - Pidgin MXIT g_sn
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2368 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
bugzilla·2016-06-22·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2016-2368 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2368 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-2368 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
External references:
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101
Upstream fixes:
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/f6efc254e947
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/60f95045db42
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
2017-01-06
Published