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CVE-2016-2378
HIGH · CVSS 8.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-06T21:59:01.057 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:55.847

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

pidgin — pidgin

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References

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