UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2379

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2379

    Published: 29 Mar 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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    Summary:

    Details: The Mxit protocol uses weak encryption when encrypting user passwords, which might allow attackers to (1) decrypt hashed passwords by leveraging knowledge of client registration codes or (2) gain login access by eavesdropping on login messages and re-using the hashed passwords.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pidgin@1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1
    1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu1
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu2
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.1
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.3
    1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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