UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2371

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2371

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2371.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2371

Related

Published

2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:13Z

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

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pidgin

Package

Name: pidgin
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin@1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1

1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1

1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "finch",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "finch-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "finch-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple0",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-data",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pidgin

Package

Name: pidgin
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin@1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4

1:2.10.11-0ubuntu5

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu1

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu2

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu3

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu4

1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "finch",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "finch-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "finch-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple0",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpurple0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-data",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pidgin-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}