MXIT Protocol Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Pidgin

MXIT Protocol Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Pidgin

CVE-2016-2371 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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