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CVE-2009-3615

Published: Oct 20, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
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

CWE-399

Affected Products

adium
oss-project
adiumOn-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
pidgin
oss-projectaka mxit, libpurple
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/ticket/10481
developer.pidgin.im
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
developer.pidgin.im
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
developer.pidgin.im
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