CVE-2016-2380
3.1
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2380
To remediate CVE-2016-2380, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.11.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2380 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, 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 | LOW3.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |