Security Advisory
CVE-2016-2369
5.9
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could potentially result in a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious server can send a packet starting with a NULL byte triggering the vulnerability.
Published Date
January 6, 2017
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory