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CVE-2016-2379

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.

Published

2017-03-29T20:59:00.200

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-326

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pidgin	mxit	-	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)