Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1889
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 5.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 92 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1889
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-1889
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-1889
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1749
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http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1139.html
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00162.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508738
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00176.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51448
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35530
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10004
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1
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http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.html
Patch
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00228.html
Products affected by CVE-2009-1889
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*