7.1
HIGH
CVE-2009-1373
Pidgin XMPP SOCKS5 Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1373 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pidgin pidgin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1373.

URL Resource
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329
http://secunia.com/advisories/35330
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=29 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500488
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1373 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1373 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17722 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9005 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50682 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.20 }} -0.28%

score

0.91290

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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