CVE-2009-1373

Description

Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.77% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067 vdb entry patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722 vdb entry signature
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500488
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=29 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35330 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1373?
CVE-2009-1373 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1373?
To fix CVE-2009-1373, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1373 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1373 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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