vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-2369: MXIT CP_SOCK_REC_TERM Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 6, 2017 | Nov 8, 2019 | Nov 8, 2019 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Nov 8, 2019
Modified
Nov 8, 2019
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-pidgin
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