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CVE-2016-2372

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could…

Medium5.9EPSS 1.8%
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Description

An information leak 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 user, server, or man-in-the-middle attacker can send an invalid size for a file transfer which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the file is sent to another user.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-2372, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Pidgin · Pidgin

    • affected 2.10.11

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