NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting pidgin package, versions <2.11.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.42% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-PIDGIN-368086
  • published6 Jan 2017
  • disclosed6 Jan 2017

Introduced: 6 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-2369  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 pidgin to version 2.11.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin package and not the pidgin package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.