CVE-2016-2371

NameCVE-2016-2371
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-542-1, DSA-3620-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)buster2.13.0-2fixed
bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
bookworm, trixie2.14.12-1fixed
sid2.14.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pidginsourcewheezy2.10.10-1~deb7u2DLA-542-1
pidginsourcejessie2.11.0-0+deb8u1DSA-3620-1
pidginsource(unstable)2.11.0-1

Notes

http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/f0287378203fbf496a9890bf273d96adefb93b74

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