CVE-2009-1375
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 2%
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.
Products: pidgin
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | pidgin | 2.5.6-1 |
| Debian 13 | pidgin | 2.5.6-1 |
| Debian 14 | pidgin | 2.5.6-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | pidgin | 2.4.3-4lenny2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | finch | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | finch-devel | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpurple | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpurple-devel | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpurple-perl | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpurple-tcl | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-debuginfo | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-devel | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-perl | 0:2.5.5-2.el4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | finch | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | finch-devel | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpurple | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpurple-devel | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpurple-perl | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpurple-tcl | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-debuginfo | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-devel | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-perl | 0:2.5.5-3.el5 |