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Medium
CVE-2009-1889
The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the...
Vulnerability Description
The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35530
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1139.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35697
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00162.html
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35706
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35693
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508738
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00176.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10004
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1749
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00228.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 1st, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.