CVE-2009-1375

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.

How to fix CVE-2009-1375

To remediate CVE-2009-1375, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.5.6-1 or later

Is CVE-2009-1375 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.5.6-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1375