An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.
Published 2017-01-06 21:59:01
Updated 2017-03-30 01:59:01
Source CERT/CC
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2016-2380

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2380

0.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2380

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST
3.1
LOW CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.6
1.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-2380

References for CVE-2016-2380

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