CVE-2016-2366: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2366 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 2.48% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- pidgin< 2.11.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10
Pidgin1 product
- pidgin2.10.11 | ≤ 2.10.12
Ubuntu1 product
- pidgin< 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3 | < 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
11 links
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0134/X Refsource MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory