CVE-2009-1374 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Pidgin instant messaging client by sending a malicious QQ packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1374?
CVE-2009-1374 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 26 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1374?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1374 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1374 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1374, GHSA-xqc5-v83h-8w57.