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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2017-01-06T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.265Z

Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2371

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:00.773

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:18.960

Link: CVE-2016-2371

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2371 - Bugzilla