CVE-2009-1375 The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1375 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-1375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 26 May 2009.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Pidgin Pidgin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1375/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1375/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1375?
CVE-2009-1375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 26 May 2009.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1375?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1375?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-1375 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1375, GHSA-5p6v-j9j4-qvgx.