Fluid Attacks Database

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 14	pidgin	>=0 <2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
debian 12	pidgin	>=0 <2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
debian 13	pidgin	>=0 <2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
debian 11	pidgin	>=0 <2.11.0-1	2.11.0-1
rpm rhel6	pidgin	-	-
rpm rhel5	pidgin	-	-
rpm rhel7	pidgin	-	-

Aliases

1. CVE-2016-23692. NVD-2016-23693. OSV-DEBIAN-2016-23694. OSV-2016-23695. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2016-2369

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