CVE-2016-2380 — Out-of-bounds Read in Pidgin

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure9 documents8 sources
Severity
3.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.56%
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 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 1.4

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-pmfj-qc23-7673: An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-2380: An information leak 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 mxit_convert_markup_tx Information Leak Vulnerability↗2016-06-21
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Debian
CVE-2016-2380: pidgin - An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Speci...↗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-2016-2380 pidgin: MXIT mxit_convert_markup_tx Information Leak Vulnerability↗2016-06-22
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