CVE-2016-2374
Severity Score
8.1
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
Existe una vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria explotable en el manejo del protocolo MXIT en Pidgin. Un mensaje MXIT MultiMX especialmente manipulado enviado a través del servidor puede resultar en una escritura fuera de límites conduciendo a divulgación de memoria y ejecución de código.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-02-12 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-12 CVE Published
- 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142 | Technical Description |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107 | 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
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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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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