Low severity3.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2017· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2380
CVE-2016-2380
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.
Affected products
1- Range: 2.10.11
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.pidgin.im/news/security/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0123/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38nvd
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