CVE-2009-3085

Published: Sep 8, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

pidgin

oss-projectaka mxit, libpurple

libpurpleLibraryLibrary

Communications / messaging-chat

pidginOn-premDesktop App

Communications / messaging-chat

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka red hat

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fd5955618eddcd84d522b30ff11102f9601f38c8

developer.pidgin.im

http://secunia.com/advisories/36601

secunia.com

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=37

pidgin.im

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