CVE-2016-2368

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-2368
  • Assigner
  • cret@cert.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-01-06T21:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-03-30T01:59:00
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.10.12
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.1
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:46:17 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:41:45 cert@cert.org cret@cert.org CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 12:41:45 2017-01-06T21:59Z 2017-01-06T21:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:41:45 2017-03-30T01:59:00 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:41:45 Modified Vulnerability Status updated