CVE-2009-1889

The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 87%
VendorProductVersion
pidginpidgin
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≤ 2.5.7
pidginpidgin
2.0.0
pidginpidgin
2.0.1
pidginpidgin
2.0.2
pidginpidgin
2.0.2
pidginpidgin
2.1.0
pidginpidgin
2.1.1
pidginpidgin
2.2.0
pidginpidgin
2.2.1
pidginpidgin
2.2.2
pidginpidgin
2.3.0
pidginpidgin
2.3.1
pidginpidgin
2.4.0
pidginpidgin
2.4.1
pidginpidgin
2.4.2
pidginpidgin
2.4.3
pidginpidgin
2.5.0
pidginpidgin
2.5.1
pidginpidgin
2.5.2
pidginpidgin
2.5.3
pidginpidgin
2.5.3:32_bit
pidginpidgin
2.5.4
pidginpidgin
2.5.4:32_bit
pidginpidgin
2.5.5
pidginpidgin
2.5.5:32_bit
pidginpidgin
2.5.6
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
pidgin
bullseye
2.14.1-1
fixed
lenny
no-dsa
bookworm
2.14.12-1
fixed
sid
2.14.13-2
fixed
trixie
2.14.13-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
pidgin
jaunty
Fixed 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.3
released
intrepid
Fixed 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.3
released
hardy
Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.5
released
dapper
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References