CVE-2016-4323
LOW3.7EPSS 3.5%Published: 1/6/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4323
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/pidginfrom 0, < 2.11.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |