Description (CNA)
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Pidgin / Pidgin | affected 2.10.11 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0137/
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=102
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.