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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 of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.


Published

2009-07-01T13:00:01.390

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application pidgin pidgin ≤ 2.5.7 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.0.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.1.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.1.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.2.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.3.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.3.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.4.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.0 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.1 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.2 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.3 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.4 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.4 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.5 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.5 Yes
Application pidgin pidgin 2.5.6 Yes

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