Out-of-bounds Write Affecting pidgin-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PIDGINDEVEL-1958617
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jun 2016

Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2374  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.