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CVE-2016-2380

Publication date 23 June 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.1 · Low

Score breakdown

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