vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2016-2373: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 29, 2016 | Oct 12, 2016 | Jan 26, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 29, 2016
Added
Oct 12, 2016
Modified
Jan 26, 2018
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or user can send an invalid mood to trigger this vulnerability.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-finchsuse-upgrade-finch-develsuse-upgrade-libpurplesuse-upgrade-libpurple-develsuse-upgrade-libpurple-langsuse-upgrade-pidginsuse-upgrade-pidgin-devel
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