CVE-2016-4323

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22 Path Traversal
Publication date:
06/01/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.10.12 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*