Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or user can send an invalid mood to trigger this vulnerability.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-542-1 | pidgin security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3620-1 | pidgin security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3457 | A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or user can send an invalid mood to trigger this vulnerability. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3031-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.266Z
Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-2373
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:00.837
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-2373
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN