Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2016-2378
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
2.52%
Original Filing — NVD 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.