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    CVE-2009-3615

    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.

    Published:Oct 10, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.08411
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adium
    Product
    Adium
    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
    http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
    http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37017
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37072
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
    http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414
    http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
    http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
    http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37017
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37072
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
    http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High