CVE-2016-2365
pidgin - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.1%
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
How to fix CVE-2016-2365
To remediate CVE-2016-2365, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.11.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.10.10-1~deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.11.0-0+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2365 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.11.0-1
- from 0, < 2.10.10-1~deb7u2
- from 0, < 2.11.0-0+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |