Pidgin up to 2.10.x MXIT Table Command denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.10.x (Messaging Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component MXIT Table Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was released 06/21/2016 by Yves Younan with Cisco Talos as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pidgin.im. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2366 since 02/12/2016. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 91844, 91845, 91846 and 91847.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.11.0

Timelineinfo

02/12/2016 🔍
06/21/2016 +130 days 🔍
06/21/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2016 +93 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3031-1
Researcher: Yves Younan
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2366 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91335 - Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2016 18:04
Updated: 09/19/2022 16:54
Changes: 09/22/2016 18:04 (43), 04/23/2019 18:38 (7), 09/19/2022 16:46 (3), 09/19/2022 16:54 (18)
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