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.
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=94 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ | 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-2016-2378
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:01.057
Modified: 2017-03-30T01:59:01.160
Link: CVE-2016-2378
JSON object: View
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CWE