DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2368
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2017-01-06T21:59:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:33Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368.json"

Debian:13 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368.json"

Debian:14 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2368.json"