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CVE-2016-2378
CVE-2016-2378
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 3.24% · 87.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.24%
87.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pidgin | *, 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu5, 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pidgin | *, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1, 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94 (circl)
- 91335 (circl)
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ (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-2016-2378 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ third-party-advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3031-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2378 third-party-advisory