A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.267Z
Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2376

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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:00.977
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:20.297
Link: CVE-2016-2376
