CVE-ID |
CVE-2016-2376
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Description |
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.
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References |
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Assigning CNA |
CERT/CC |
Date Record Created |
20160212 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20160212) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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