DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1375

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1375
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1375.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1375
Upstream
Published
2009-05-26T15:30:05.250Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:12:00.534414Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / pidgin

Package

Name
pidgin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}