CVE-2016-2371
CVE-2016-2371
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.
CVSS 8.1 · High · EPSS 3.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
pidgin
- Versions
- 2.10.11: Affected
No fix published
pidgin Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.11.0-1
Update to 2.11.0-1
pidgin Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.11.0-1
Update to 2.11.0-1
pidgin Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.11.0-1
Update to 2.11.0-1
pidgin Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1
- 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2
- 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1
- 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2
- 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3
- 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1
- 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3
Update to 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3
pidgin Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4
- 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu5
- 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu1
- 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu2
- 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu3
- 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu4
- 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1
Update to 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1
Original sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2371