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CVE-2016-2371
HIGH · CVSS 8.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-06T21:59:00.773 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:55.057

Summary

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.

Affected products

pidgin — pidgin

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References

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