CVE-2016-2376 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-2376 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/01/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: certcc | Vendor: Pidgin | Product: Pidgin
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-2376 Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: buffer overflow
Source: Pidgin

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).