PT-2009-1054 · Pidgin+1 · Libpurple+4

Josh Bressers · Published 2009-05-22 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-1375

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pidgin versions prior to 2.5.6 libpurple versions prior to 2.5.6 libpurple-tcl versions prior to 2.5.6 libpurple-devel versions prior to 2.5.6

Description The issue is related to multiple vulnerabilities in the libpurple package, which can lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, potentially causing a denial of service due to memory corruption and application crash. The vulnerabilities involve vectors related to the XMPP or Sametime protocol.

Recommendations For Pidgin versions prior to 2.5.6, update to version 2.5.6 or later to resolve the issue. For libpurple versions prior to 2.5.6, update to version 2.5.6 or later to resolve the issue. For libpurple-tcl versions prior to 2.5.6, update to version 2.5.6 or later to resolve the issue. For libpurple-devel versions prior to 2.5.6, update to version 2.5.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-06319

BDU:2015-06321

BDU:2015-06323

CVE-2009-1375

DSA-1805-1

RHSA-2009:1060

RHSA-2009_1060

Affected Products

Pidgin

Red Hat

Libpurple

Libpurple-Devel

Libpurple-Tcl

References · 34

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06319 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06323 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06321 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1375 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1375 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/35067 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1375 · Vendor Advisory