pidgin: MXIT get_utf8_string Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Jan 6, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.52%
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.
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:R/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02522) | 84.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02501) | 82.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2025 | 3.24% (0.03242) | 86.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 77.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02726) | 76.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 77.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 77.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 76.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 73.43th | 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) |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ 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-2016-2378 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348854 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2378
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2378
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=94 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ | ||
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0120/ | 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-2016-2378 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348854 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2378 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2378 |
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