vulnerability
Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-2371: pidgin security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 6, 2017 | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 1, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2019
Modified
Apr 1, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-libpurple
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