CVE-2009-1374

Description

Buffer overflow in the decrypt_out function in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QQ packet.

How to fix CVE-2009-1374

To remediate CVE-2009-1374, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.5.6-1 or later

Is CVE-2009-1374 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 4.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.5.6-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1374