CVE-2016-4323
Severity Score
3.7
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability.
Exste un salto de directorio en el manejo del protocolo MXIT en Pidgin. Datos MXIT especialmente manipulados enviados desde el servidor podrían resultar potencialmente en una sobreescritura de archivos. un servidor malicioso o alguien con acceso al tráfico de red puede proveer un nombre de archivo inválido para una imagen gráfica que desencadena la vulnerabilidad.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
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Timeline
- 2016-04-27 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-12 CVE Published
- 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0128 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=97 | 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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