CVE-2016-2368 — pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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HIGH

pidgin: MXIT g_snprintf Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Published Jan 6, 2017

8.1

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 4.55%

Description

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure.

Affected products

Vendor Pidgin Product Pidgin Default
n/a
- Version
  2.10.11
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Pidgin

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
2.10.11	affected	-

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

pidgin

Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

pidgin

Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

pidgin

Will not fix

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	pidgin	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	pidgin	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	pidgin	Will not fix	n/a

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.55% 0.04554

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04554

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.55% (0.04554)	91.30th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.52% (0.04517)	90.27th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2025	5.91% (0.05910)	90.25th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	1.72% (0.01722)	80.72th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.98% (0.04975)	82.43th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.72% (0.01722)	81.15th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.50% (0.00504)	77.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.50% (0.00504)	75.78th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.50% (0.00504)	72.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.84% (0.02839)	83.14th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.84% (0.02839)	81.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.84% (0.02839)	63.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

CWE-122

References (11)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2368
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348867
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2368
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2368

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=101		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0136/		x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2368		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348867		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2368
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2368