pidgin: Eavesdropping hashed password when logging
Published Mar 29, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.
Affected products
No data.
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:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 50.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 48.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2379 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363715 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2379
- https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2379
- https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2379 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363715 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2379 | ||
| https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2379 | ||
| https://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.