pidgin PurpleCircBuffer corruption
Published May 26, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 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 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 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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 82.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 81.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.28% (0.05278) | 89.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.76% (0.07761) | 86.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.28% (0.05278) | 88.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03849) | 87.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.40% (0.14403) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 12.86% (0.12859) | 95.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.04% (0.12040) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://osvdb.org/54649 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- 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://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=31 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- 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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1375 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500491 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50683 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1375
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10829 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1375
- 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
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