The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows…

Description

The PurpleCircBuffer implementation in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 does not properly maintain a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving the (1) XMPP or (2) Sametime protocol.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (21)

• FEDORA-2009-5597 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500491 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200905-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 35067 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5583 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 35329 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-781-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 54649 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• DSA-1805 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 35294 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35188 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10829 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 35194 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5552 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 35202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35215 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=31 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• pidgin-purplecircbuffer-dos(50683) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:173 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-1375](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-1375.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-1375)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:13 UTC.