CVE-2009-3615

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.4%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

adium pidgin

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