5.9
CVE-2016-2365
- EPSS 3.25%
- Published 06.01.2017 21:59:00
- Last modified 20.04.2025 01:37:25
- Source cret@cert.org
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version12.04 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version14.04 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version15.10
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version8.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 3.25% | 0.867 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 4.3 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.