CVE-2016-2376
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2376
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-06T21:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-30T01:59:01
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:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- 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-2016-0118/ | Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=92 | 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-2016-2376 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2376 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:46:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:42:06 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:42:06 | 2017-01-06T21:59Z | 2017-01-06T21:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:42:06 | 2017-03-30T01:59:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:42:07 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |