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CVE-2009-3615

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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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085

http://secunia.com/advisories/37072

http://secunia.com/advisories/37017

http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0

http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-10-20

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07248

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