CVE-2009-1375
Pidgin PurpleCircBuffer Denial of Service
Description
The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol.
INFO
Published Date :
May 26, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to Pidgin 2.5.6 or later.
- Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-1375.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1375 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1375
weaknesses.
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-1375 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-1375 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/54649 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35188 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35215 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35329 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 Added Reference http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=31 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500491 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50683 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10829 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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:10829 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10829 [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/50683 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50683 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 26, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.28 }} -2.48%
score
0.89039
percentile