CVE-2016-2379

high

Published 2017-03-29 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

8.8

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

CVSS v2

3.3

VIR risk

8.8

Description

The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

82%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cret@cert.org — https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
pidgin	mxit	`-`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

CWEs

CWE-326

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.