Improper Authentication Affecting pidgin-docs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PIDGINDOCS-1348406
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jun 2016

Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 pidgin-docs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pidgin-docs package and not the pidgin-docs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.