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.
problem types: buffer overflow
affected:
{
product: Pidgin
vendor: Pidgin
versions:
status: affected, version: 2.10.11
}