CVE-2009-1374

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.46% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50684 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml vendor advisory
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.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=30 patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11654 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188 third party advisory
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18201 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500490

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1374?
CVE-2009-1374 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1374?
To fix CVE-2009-1374, 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-2009-1374 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1374 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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