CVE-2016-2379

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-326

Description

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 products

Pidgin Mxit: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0122/
https://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=95
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38

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