CVE-2016-2374 — pidgin: MXIT MultiMX Message Code Execution Vulnerability

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HIGH

pidgin: MXIT MultiMX Message Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jan 6, 2017

8.1

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 3.23%

Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT MultiMX message sent via the server can result in an out-of-bounds write leading to memory disclosure and code execution.

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

3.23% 0.03228

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

EPSS probability 0.03228

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	3.23% (0.03228)	87.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.20% (0.03202)	86.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2025	2.73% (0.02727)	85.44th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	1.16% (0.01157)	76.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.00% (0.03997)	80.43th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.16% (0.01157)	77.08th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.45% (0.00454)	76.04th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.45% (0.00454)	74.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.45% (0.00454)	71.32th	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 (3)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

References (11)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/
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-2016-2374
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348878
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2374
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2374

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=107		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0142/		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-2016-2374		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348878		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2374
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2374