VDB
CVE-2016-2371
CVE-2016-2371
PUBLISHED
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.
EPSS 3.45% · 87.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.45%
87.8th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 91335 (circl)
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104 (circl)
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ (circl)
- DSA-3620 (circl)
- GLSA-201701-38 (circl)
- USN-3031-1 (circl)
Timeline
- Jun 23, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2371 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ third-party-advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3031-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2371 third-party-advisory