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CVE-2009-1889

The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS mess

The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.03236
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pidgin<= 2.5.7
pidginall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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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 NVD01 Jul 2009 · 01:00 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-796-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1139Moderate
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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://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483PatchVendor Advisory
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35693
http://secunia.com/advisories/35697
http://secunia.com/advisories/35706
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
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