vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3031-1 (CVE-2016-2374): Pidgin vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 12, 2016 | Jul 12, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 12, 2016
Added
Jul 12, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libpurple0
References
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