CVE-2016-4323

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4323
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4323.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-4323
Downstream
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Published
2017-01-06T21:59:01Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:25Z
Severity
  • 3.7 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages