CVE-2016-2376: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-2376 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.