An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent via the server could cause memory corruption resulting in code execution.Referenceshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91335http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=104http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0139/http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3620https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-38http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3031-1
