Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2365

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
Published 2017-01-06 21:59:01
Updated 2017-03-30 01:59:00
Source CERT/CC
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2365

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.72%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 78 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2365

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
 NIST
5.9
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.2
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-2365

  • A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-2365

Products affected by CVE-2016-2365

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