Asymmetric denial of service In pidgin
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle attacker can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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