CVE-2016-2368: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Jan 06 2017(Updated: )
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.
Credit: cret@cert.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin Pidgin | <=2.10.12 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =15.10 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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