CVE-2016-4323
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 2.3%
exploitation probability
2.3%top 17% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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 products
Pidgin · Pidgin