VDB
CVE-2016-2378
CVE-2016-2378
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH
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 2.50% · 84.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.50%
84.2th 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 |
Timeline
- Jun 23, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 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