VDB
CVE-2016-2370
CVE-2016-2370
PUBLISHED
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle attacker can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability.
EPSS 2.12% · 80.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.12%
80.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pidgin | *, 0, 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pidgin | 0, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2 |
Timeline
- Jun 23, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2370 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0138/ third-party-advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=103 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3031-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2370 third-party-advisory