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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ | Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 | Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: 2017-01-06T21:00:00
Updated: 2017-03-29T19:57:02
Reserved: 2016-02-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2371
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:00.773
Modified: 2017-03-30T01:59:00.783
Link: CVE-2016-2371
JSON object: View
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CWE