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CVE-2009-3085 Detail

Description

The XMPP protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 does not properly handle an error IQ stanza during an attempted fetch of a custom smiley, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via XHTML-IM content with cid: images.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fd5955618eddcd84d522b30ff11102f9601f38c8 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/fd5955618eddcd84d522b30ff11102f9601f38c8 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=37 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=37 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11223
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11223
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6434
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6434

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3085
NVD Published Date:
09/08/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE