CVE-2016-2365 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-2365?

CVE-2016-2365 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-2365?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pidgin Pidgin, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pidgin	Pidgin	<= 2.10.12
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=98PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0133/Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=98PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0133/Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-2365?

CVE-2016-2365 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malic...

How severe is CVE-2016-2365?

CVE-2016-2365 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-2365?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pidgin Pidgin, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.