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6.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Pidgin (Messaging Software) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component MXIT Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An information leak 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 user, server, or man-in-the-middle attacker can send an invalid size for a file transfer which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the file is sent to another user.
The bug was discovered 06/21/2016. The weakness was published 01/06/2017 by Yves Younan with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2372 since 02/12/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91922 (Debian DLA-542-1 : pidgin security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370081 (Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91922). Similar entries are available at 91844, 91845, 91846 and 91847.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 91922
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-542-1 : pidgin security update
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OpenVAS ID: 864034
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for pidgin USN-3031-1
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Sources
Advisory: USN-3031-1Researcher: Yves Younan
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2372 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 91335 - Pidgin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-2372 - Pidgin - MXIT Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
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Entry
Created: 01/07/2017 12:49Updated: 10/28/2022 06:19
Changes: 01/07/2017 12:49 (72), 07/15/2020 14:42 (10), 10/28/2022 06:19 (4)
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