Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cret@cert.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.1
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.2
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.5
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-119
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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