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.
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DSA-1805-1 | New pidgin packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2009-1373 | 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. |
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USN-781-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.426Z
Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1375

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-05-26T15:30:05.250
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-1375


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