Bug 1348867 (CVE-2016-2368) - CVE-2016-2368 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Summary: CVE-2016-2368 pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2016-2368
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1350338 1403136
Blocks: 1348890
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Reported: 2016-06-22 08:52 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2021-02-17 03:40 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: pidgin 2.11.0
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 02:55:31 UTC
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Description Andrej Nemec 2016-06-22 08:52:35 UTC
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

External references:

http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101

Upstream fixes:

https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/f6efc254e947
https://bitbucket.org/pidgin/main/commits/60f95045db42


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