CVE-2009-1375

Publication date 26 May 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gaim	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
pidgin	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/7829ec76bdb008583f8da54e238c2265a1140db2

CVE-2009-1375

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