A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: 2017-01-06T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.298Z
Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2378
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:01.057
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:20.817
Link: CVE-2016-2378
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