Information Leak in Pidgin due to MXIT Protocol Handling
CVE-2016-2367

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Pidgin

Status
Pidgin
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2017

What is CVE-2016-2367?

An information leak vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol within Pidgin, which may be exploited by sending specially crafted MXIT data through the server. This flaw can cause an out-of-bounds read, potentially resulting in a denial of service or an unauthorized exposure of sensitive data. An attacker could send an invalid size for an avatar, leading to unintended data access, especially if this avatar data is transmitted to another user.

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Affected Version(s)

Pidgin 2.10.11

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=100
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

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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