Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting pidgin-perl package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PIDGINPERL-1959231
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed21 Jun 2016
Introduced: 21 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-2377 (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.
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent by the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds write of one byte. A malicious server can send a negative content-length in response to a HTTP request triggering the vulnerability.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=93
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2377
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0119/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1