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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1375: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1375: Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/26/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-pidgin

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