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Pidgin MXit Message Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host has installed with Pidgin and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A boundary error within the 'mxit_show_message()' function, when parsing incoming instant messages containing inline images.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Pidgin version prior to 2.10.5 on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.10.5 or later.