A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pidgin | Nov 8, 2019 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pidgin | Jul 15, 2016 | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-im/pidgin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libpurple | Dec 4, 2019 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libpurple | Dec 18, 2019 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libpurple | Nov 19, 2019 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpurple0 | Jul 12, 2016 | Jul 12, 2016 |
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