CVE-2009-1375

pidgin PurpleCircBuffer corruption

Published May 26, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1805-1 New pidgin packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1373 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-781-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:13 AM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 26, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 20, 2009, 12:00 AM