CVE-2016-2374
N/A
Published: January 6, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxPidgin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-200
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