CVE - CVE-2016-2369

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-2369	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
References
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MISC:http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0137/ CONFIRM:http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=102 DEBIAN:DSA-3620 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-38 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 UBUNTU:USN-3031-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 BID:91335 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
Assigning CNA
CERT/CC
Date Entry Created
20160212	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160212)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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