5.9

CVE-2016-2369: canonical ubuntu_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2369DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2369
Published 06-01-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-2369 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.23%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DLA-542-1DSA-3620-1MGASA-2016-0236USN-3031-1

Timeline

  1. 06-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 2.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Pidgin1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • pidgin< 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3 | < 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1

4 vendors · 5 products

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