CVE-2016-4323

pidgin: MXIT Splash Image Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 21, 2016

Updated · May 7, 2026

Description

A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')