CVE-2009-1374

N/A Unknown
Published: May 26, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=30
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500490
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11654
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18201
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

pidgin

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