CVE-2016-2372
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
Description
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious user, server, or man-in-the-middle attacker can send an invalid size for a file transfer which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the file is sent to another user.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2372
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-06T21:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-30T01:59:00
Weakness Enumerations
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:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 4.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0140/ | Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=105 | 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2372 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2372 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:46:16 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:41:56 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:41:56 | 2017-01-06T21:59Z | 2017-01-06T21:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:41:56 | 2017-03-30T01:59:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:41:56 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |