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CVE-2016-2378

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 2.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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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.