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CVE-2016-2374

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in...

8.1 HighFix available

CVE-2016-2374 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Pidgin, published June 23, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.22%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.11.0-1.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.22%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2374
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2374
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3458 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-3458
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm22-h7gg-wr34 8.1

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in...

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.

Record
GHSA-qm22-h7gg-wr34
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.1

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2374
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2374 8.1

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2374
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2374 8.1

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2374
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0236 No score

Updated pidgin packages fix security vulnerability

A buffer overflows vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow (CVE-2016-2376).

A buffer vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent by the server could potentially result in an out of bounds write of one byte. A malicious server can send a negative content-length in response to a HTTP request triggering the vulnerability (CVE-2016-2377).

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 (CVE-2016-2378).

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to the server could potentially result in an out of bounds read. A user could be convinced to enter a particular string which would then get converted incorrectly and could lead to a potential out-of-bounds read (CVE-2016-2380).

A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability (CVE-2016-4323).

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a null pointer dereference. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash (CVE-2016-2365).

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability and cause a crash (CVE-2016-2366).

An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in an out of bounds read. A malicious user, server, or man-in-the-middle can send an invalid size for an avatar which will trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could result in a denial of service or copy data from memory to the file, resulting in an information leak if the avatar is sent to another user (CVE-2016-2367).

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could result in multiple buffer overflows, potentially resulting in code execution or memory disclosure (CVE-2016-2368).

An 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 (CVE-2016-2369).

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an out-of-bounds read. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle can send invalid data to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2016-2370).

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution (CVE-2016-2371).

An information leak…

Record
MGASA-2016-0236
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3031-1 No score

pidgin vulnerabilities

Yves Younan discovered that Pidgin contained multiple issues in the MXit protocol support. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3031-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin
Debian:12
before 2.11.0-1
2.11.0-1
pidgin
Debian:13
before 2.11.0-1
2.11.0-1
pidgin
Debian:14
before 2.11.0-1
2.11.0-1
pidgin
Debian:7
before 2.10.10-1~deb7u2, plus listed versions
2.10.10-1~bpo60+12.10.10-1~deb7u12.10.6-32.10.7-12.10.7-2
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2.10.7-2~bpo70+12.10.8-12.10.9-12.10.9-1~bpo60+12.10.9-1~deb7u1
2.10.10-1~deb7u2
pidgin
Debian:8
before 2.11.0-0+deb8u1, plus listed versions
2.10.11-12.10.11-1.12.10.12-1
2.11.0-0+deb8u1
pidgin
Mageia:5
before 2.11.0-1.mga5
2.11.0-1.mga5
pidgin
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3, plus listed versions
1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.11:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.21:2.10.9-0ubuntu11:2.10.9-0ubuntu21:2.10.9-0ubuntu31:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.11:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3
pidgin
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1, plus listed versions
1:2.10.11-0ubuntu41:2.10.11-0ubuntu51:2.10.12-0ubuntu11:2.10.12-0ubuntu21:2.10.12-0ubuntu31:2.10.12-0ubuntu41:2.10.12-0ubuntu5
1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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