MEDIUM
pidgin: MXIT Suggested Contacts Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
Published Jan 6, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds read exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT contact information sent from the server can result in memory disclosure.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.10.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 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.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.8 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.71% 0.02711
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02711
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02711) | 85.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02689) | 83.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 61.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 69.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 62.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 73.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 71.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 67.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=108 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/ 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-2016-2375 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348880 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2375
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2375
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=108 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/ | ||
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0143/ | 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-2016-2375 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348880 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2375 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2375 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Jan 6, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 12, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2375
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a