CVE-2016-2380
pidgin: MXIT mxit_convert_markup_tx Information Leak Vulnerability
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 21, 2016
Updated · May 7, 2026
Description
An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor