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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PIDGINPERL-1959163
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jun 2016

Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2371  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.