CVE-2016-2369
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201701-38
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
Existe una vulnerabilidad de referencia a puntero NULL en el manejo del protocolo MXIT en Pidgin. Datos MXIT especialmente manipulados enviados a través del servidor podrían resultar potencialmente en una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio. Un servidor malicioso puede enviar un paquete que comienza con un byte NULL desencadenando la vulnerabilidad.
Yves Younan of Cisco Talos discovered several vulnerabilities in the MXit protocol support in pidgin, a multi-protocol instant messaging client. A remote attacker can take advantage of these flaws to cause a denial of service (application crash), overwrite files, information disclosure, or potentially to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-02-12 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0137 | Technical Description |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=102 | 2017-03-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 | 2017-03-30 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 | 2017-03-30 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | 2017-03-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | <= 2.10.12 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version " <= 2.10.12" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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