CVE-2016-2371
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.16% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.