Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201623780000000
Revision Date:2017-01-06Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-2378 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin. Specially crafted data sent via the server could potentially result in a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in memory corruption. A malicious server or an unfiltered malicious user can send negative length values to trigger this vulnerability.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-2378
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND pidgin package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.10.12-0ubuntu5.1').
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