Medium severity · published Jan 6, 2017
CVE-2016-2375
An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
5.3
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT contact information sent from the server can result in memory disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.10.12 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2375
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2375
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
Patch
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
Technical Description
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
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