pidgin: MXIT Extended Profiles Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Jan 6, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.17%
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.10.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
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 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03174) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03148) | 86.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.75% (0.02750) | 84.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08357) | 86.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.75% (0.02750) | 85.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 75.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 73.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 70.60th | 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) |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ 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-2016-2371 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348873 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2371
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2371
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ | ||
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/ | 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-2016-2371 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348873 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2371 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2371 |
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