Denial of Service Vulnerability in Pidgin Affecting MXIT Protocol
CVE-2016-2365

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Pidgin

Status
Pidgin
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2017

What is CVE-2016-2365?

A vulnerability exists in Pidgin's handling of the MXIT protocol, which can be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. When specially crafted MXIT data is sent via a malicious server, it may result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows attackers intercepting network traffic to send invalid data, potentially leading to a crash of the Pidgin client. Users of vulnerable Pidgin versions should take appropriate security measures to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

Pidgin 2.10.11

References

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=98
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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