Unscored severity · published Jul 1, 2009
CVE-2009-1889
The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
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CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.5.7; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; +20 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1889
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1889
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483
Patch
http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35693
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35697
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35706
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
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