Pidgin: Invalid pointer dereference (crash) after receiving contacts from SIM IM client
Published Oct 20, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.66%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.6
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.2.7
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- ≤ 2.6.2
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 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
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
pidgin-0:1.5.1-6.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.6.3-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.3-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1536
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | pidgin-0:1.5.1-6.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.6.3-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1536 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.3-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1536 |
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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02661) | 85.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02661) | 83.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 8.41% (0.08411) | 92.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.25% (0.07248) | 90.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.10% (0.12103) | 89.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.25% (0.07248) | 90.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.97% (0.12971) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.47% (0.11469) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37017 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3615 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529357 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3615
Change history (0)
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