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CVE-2016-2378 Details

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ CVETechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pidgin pidgin
<= 2.10.12

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2378
NVD Published Date:
Jan 6, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-2378 Details - Not Deferred