VDB
CVE-2016-2376
CVE-2016-2376
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 6.73% · 91.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
6.73%
91.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pidgin | 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2, 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pidgin | 0, 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4, 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu5 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92 (circl)
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/ (circl)
- 91335 (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
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2376 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0118/ third-party-advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3031-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2376 third-party-advisory