CVE-2009-1375

CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Description

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.

Affected Products
21
Vendor Product Version
pidgin pidgin All versions
pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
pidgin pidgin 2.5.1
pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
Weakness Types
CWE-119
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2009-1375
Published:
2009-05-26
Modified:
2026-04-23
CVSS Score:
5.0
Severity:
MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
pidgin
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL