CVE

CVE-2016-2366

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.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.9

Published

Jan 06, 2017

Modified

Jun 17, 2026