CVE-2016-2374
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.1
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.11.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.11.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pidgin | pidgin | {"endIncluding":"2.10.12"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2374.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2374
CWEs
CWE-125 CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.