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CVE-2009-1375

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-05-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Pidgin Pidgin

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References