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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-4323: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-pidgin
Title
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