CVE-2016-2371 — Out-of-bounds Write in Pidgin

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write9 documents8 sources
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
3.5%
top 12.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
PidginDebian PidginCanonical Ubuntu Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/pidgin< pidgin 2.11.0-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianpidgin/pidgin< 2.11.0-1+3
▶NVDpidgin/pidgin2.10.12
▶CVEListV5pidgin/pidgin2.10.11

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10

Patches

Patch: www.pidgin.im ↗Patch: www.pidgin.im ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m274-j8c5-8jg4: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-2371: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin↗2017-01-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities↗2016-07-12
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Red Hat
pidgin: MXIT Extended Profiles Code Execution Vulnerability↗2016-06-21
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Debian
CVE-2016-2371: pidgin - An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol...↗2016
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities↗2016-06-21
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Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Pidgin Vulnerabilities↗2016-06-21
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2371 pidgin: MXIT Extended Profiles Code Execution Vulnerability↗2016-06-22
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