CVE-2016-2366
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.9%
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 an out-of-bounds read. 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-2016-2366
To remediate CVE-2016-2366, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.11.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2366 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.11.0-1
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 |