medium
5
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-3615

First published: Tue Oct 20 2009(Updated: )

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VeridiumID<=1.3.6
VeridiumID=1.0
VeridiumID=1.0.1
VeridiumID=1.0.2
VeridiumID=1.0.3
VeridiumID=1.0.4
VeridiumID=1.0.5
VeridiumID=1.1
VeridiumID=1.1.1
VeridiumID=1.1.2
VeridiumID=1.1.3
VeridiumID=1.1.4
VeridiumID=1.2.7
VeridiumID=1.3
VeridiumID=1.3.1
VeridiumID=1.3.2
VeridiumID=1.3.3
VeridiumID=1.3.4
VeridiumID=1.3.5
Pidgin<=2.6.2
Pidgin=2.0.0
Pidgin=2.0.1
Pidgin=2.0.2
Pidgin=2.1.0
Pidgin=2.1.1
Pidgin=2.2.0
Pidgin=2.2.1
Pidgin=2.2.2
Pidgin=2.3.0
Pidgin=2.3.1
Pidgin=2.4.0
Pidgin=2.4.1
Pidgin=2.4.2
Pidgin=2.4.3
Pidgin=2.5.0
Pidgin=2.5.1
Pidgin=2.5.2
Pidgin=2.5.3
Pidgin=2.5.4
Pidgin=2.5.5
Pidgin=2.5.6
Pidgin=2.5.7
Pidgin=2.5.8
Pidgin=2.5.9
Pidgin=2.6.0
Pidgin=2.6.1

Remedy

http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-3615?

    CVE-2009-3615 has a medium severity level as it can lead to denial of service due to application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-3615?

    To fix CVE-2009-3615, upgrade Pidgin to version 2.6.3 or later, or Adium to version 1.3.7 or later.

  • Which versions of Pidgin are affected by CVE-2009-3615?

    Affected versions of Pidgin include 2.5.9 and earlier up to 2.6.2.

  • Which versions of Adium are affected by CVE-2009-3615?

    Affected versions of Adium include 1.3.6 and earlier.

  • What type of attack can exploit CVE-2009-3615?

    CVE-2009-3615 can be exploited by sending crafted contact-list data to cause the application to crash.

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