Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| SUSE | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | pidgin | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | pidgin | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | pidgin | Ignore |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Jun 22 11:30:32 2016CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 9 13:21:03 2024