Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2016-2375 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 5.3
Base Score 5.3 Environmental Score 5.3
impact SubScore 1.4 Temporal Score 5.3
Exploitabality Sub Score 3.9
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT contact information sent from the server can result in memory disclosure.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2375

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 67
Os 3
Os 1

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2016-04-21 Pidgin mxit_parse_cmd_suggestcontacts out of bounds read attempt
RuleID : 38583 - 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)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
CONFIRM http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=108
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
MISC http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1

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