MEDIUM
Unspecified vulnerability in Pidgin 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a link in a Yahoo IM
Published Aug 31, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Pidgin 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a link in a Yahoo IM.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pidgin as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01882
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01882
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 78.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 76.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 70.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 82.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 80.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3025 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52994 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6167 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3025
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/19/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3025 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3025 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6167 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3025 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 31, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a