CVE•Published 2017-03-29•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-2379Pidgin · Mxit
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-29
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-2379Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Pidgin Mxit"All exposed Pidgin Mxit instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Mxit"HTTP body or banner mentions "Mxit" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-2379Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-2379Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-2379Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-2379GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-2379" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.