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CVE-2009-1375

The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer,

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.05278
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pidgin<= 2.5.5
pidginall versions
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD26 May 2009 · 03:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-781-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1060Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
http://osvdb.org/54649
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
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