CVE-2016-2376
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.037 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
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affected products (6)
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references (16)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620cnnvd
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92cnnvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620enisa_euvd
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335enisa_euvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/enisa_euvd
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