CVE-2016-2380

Publication date 23 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.1 · Low

Score breakdown

Description

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pidgin 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.7

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pidgin

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.1 · Low
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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