VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1373
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.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 4.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.27% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35194Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35202Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35330
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=29Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500488
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50682
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17722
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9005
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
- http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35194Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35202Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35215
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.