CVE-2016-4323

LowCVSS 3.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 3.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pidgin	Pidgin	2.10.11

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=97Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0128/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620Third Party Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=97Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0128/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

Timeline

Published: Jan 6, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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