VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2378
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 2.52% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/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=94Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/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. Refreshed daily.