Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2017· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-4323
CVE-2016-4323
Description
A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability.
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.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0128/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38nvd
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