CVE-2009-1889
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductPidgin
PublishedJul 1, 2009
First seenJul 1, 2009
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pidgin pidgin | v ≤ 2.5.7, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6 | — |
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