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CVE-2016-2368

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Description

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-3452

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-06

Updated: 2026-05-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04642

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