CVE-2009-1375

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 (42)

• secalert@redhathttp://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/54649
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35188
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35194
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35202
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35215
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35294
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35329
• secalert@redhathttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
• secalert@redhathttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=31
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396