HIGH
pidgin file transfer buffer overflow
Published May 26, 2009
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.27%
Description
Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.5.5
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
pidgin-0:1.5.1-3.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.5.5-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.5.5-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1060
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | pidgin-0:1.5.1-3.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.5.5-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.5.5-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1060 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.27% 0.04272
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04272
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04272) | 90.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04272) | 89.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08360) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05766) | 89.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.14% (0.12136) | 89.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05766) | 89.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.20% (0.04198) | 92.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 4.20% (0.04198) | 91.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 91.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 4.00% (0.04001) | 91.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 3.86% (0.03862) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 3.70% (0.03699) | 90.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 4.32% (0.04322) | 91.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.68% (0.03681) | 90.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 94.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 93.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 93.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 86.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
- http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35329 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35330 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=29 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1373 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500488 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1373
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1373
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 26, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 23, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1373
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a