A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: 2017-01-06T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.089Z
Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2369
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:00.697
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:18.710
Link: CVE-2016-2369
Redhat