7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.12 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.2%
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.
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osvdb.org/54649
secunia.com/advisories/35188
secunia.com/advisories/35194
secunia.com/advisories/35202
secunia.com/advisories/35215
secunia.com/advisories/35294
secunia.com/advisories/35329
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www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
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