CVE-2009-3615
"Pidgin OSCAR Protocol Plugin Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description
The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 20, 2009, 5:30 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
- Update Pidgin or Adium to a non-vulnerable version.
- Apply vendor-specific patches or updates.
- Update affected packages or finch.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-3615.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3615 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-2009-3615
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-2009-3615 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-3615 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://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481 Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0 Added Reference http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37017 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37072 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 Added Reference http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18388 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9414 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388 [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/53807 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 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.
7.98 }} 0.74%
score
0.91663
percentile