CVE-2009-1375

N/A
Published: May 26, 2009 at 03:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPidgin

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (21)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://osvdb.org/54649
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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