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CVE-2009-3085

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a cus…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/36601 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • developer.pidgin.im /viewmtn/revision/info/fd5955618eddcd84d522b30ff11102f9601f38c8 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • pidgin.im /news/security/index.php?id=37 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/36277 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6434 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11223 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

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