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CVE-2016-4323

Date: January 6, 2017

A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in an overwrite of files. A malicious server or someone with access to the network traffic can provide an invalid filename for a splash image triggering the vulnerability.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4323
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0128/
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=97
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4323
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4323
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4323
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4323

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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