Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2377
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent by the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds write of one byte. A malicious server can send a negative content-length in response to a HTTP request triggering the vulnerability.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2016-2377
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2377
2.33%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2377
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-2377
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-2377
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http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0119/
TALOS-2016-0119 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat IntelligenceTechnical Description;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
USN-3031-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
Pidgin Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3620-1 pidginThird Party Advisory
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http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=93
Pidgin Security AdvisoriesPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-38) — Gentoo security
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