Upstream information
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent from the server could potentially result in arbitrary code execution. A malicious server or an attacker who intercepts the network traffic can send an invalid size for a packet which will trigger a buffer overflow.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
---|---|---|
Base Score | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium | Medium |
Authentication | None | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial | Partial |
National Vulnerability Database | |
---|---|
Base Score | 8.1 |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | pidgin | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | pidgin | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | pidgin | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Jun 22 11:30:25 2016CVE page last modified: Thu Oct 10 13:29:51 2024