PT-2016-3142 · Pidgin+2 · Pidgin+2

Yves Younan · Published 2016-06-23 · Updated 2025-04-20 · CVE-2016-2368

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pidgin (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in the handling of the MXIT protocol. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by sending specially crafted MXIT data via the server, potentially resulting in buffer overflows. This could lead to code execution or memory disclosure. An attacker, acting remotely, could exploit these vulnerabilities to disclose memory or inject arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1727

BDU:2017-01653

CVE-2016-2368

DLA-542-1

DSA-3620-1

MGASA-2016-0236

USN-3031-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Pidgin

Ubuntu

References · 53

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3620-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2368 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2368 · Vendor Advisory
• http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2376 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3031-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2365 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2380 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4323 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2371 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2366 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2378 · Vendor Advisory