CVE-2009-3085

Description

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory pidgin.im Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fd5955618eddcd84d522b30ff11102f9601f38c8	patch vendor advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=37	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6434	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11223	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3085?: CVE-2009-3085 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3085?: To fix CVE-2009-3085, 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-2009-3085 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3085 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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