Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2016-2371 | First vendor Publication | 2017-01-06 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2017-03-30 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 8.1 | ||
| Base Score | 8.1 | Environmental Score | 8.1 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 8.1 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 2.2 | ||
| Attack Vector | Network | Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2371 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-04-19 | Pidgin mxit_parse_cmd_extprofile out of bounds read attempt RuleID : 38549 - Revision : 3 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-17 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-38.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-18 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3620.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-13 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3031-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-05 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-542.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-23 | Name : An instant messaging client installed on the remote host is affected by multi... File : pidgin_2_11_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2018-09-25 12:11:28 |
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| 2017-03-30 12:06:02 |
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| 2017-01-18 13:25:47 |
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