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CVE-2009-1375

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2009-06-16	pidgin -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2009-1375 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2009-1375
Phase	Assigned(20090423)

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.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=31
CONFIRM	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500491
DEBIAN	DSA-1805
FEDORA	FEDORA-2009-5552
FEDORA	FEDORA-2009-5583
FEDORA	FEDORA-2009-5597
GENTOO	GLSA-200905-07
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2009:173
REDHAT	RHSA-2009:1060
UBUNTU	USN-781-1
BID	35067
OSVDB	54649
OVAL	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10829
SECUNIA	35194
SECUNIA	35202
SECUNIA	35188
SECUNIA	35215
SECUNIA	35294
SECUNIA	35329
VUPEN	ADV-2009-1396
XF	pidgin-purplecircbuffer-dos(50683)