PSI Jabber client before 0.12.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file transfer request with a negative value in a SOCKS5 option, which bypasses a signed integer check and triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2008-6393
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 3, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252830
- cve@mitrehttp://jolmos.blogspot.com/2008/12/psi-remote-integer-overflow.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33311
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34119
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34301
- cve@mitrehttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=658912
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1741
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/5
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499563
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7555
- cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00071.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00080.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252830
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-7555✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 23, 2008
Psi Jabber Client (Windows / Linux) - Remote Denial of Service
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