Out-of-bounds Read Affecting finch-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FINCHDEVEL-1958970
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jun 2016

Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2367  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 finch-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream finch-devel package and not the finch-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious user, server, or man-in-the-middle can send an invalid size for an avatar which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the avatar is sent to another user.