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CVE-2016-2370 Detail

Current Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle attacker can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  01/06/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.9 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.2

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=103 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0138/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2370
NVD Published Date:
01/06/2017
NVD Last Modified:
03/29/2017