CVE-2009-1374

NameCVE-2009-1374
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
sid, trixie2.14.13-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gaimsource(unstable)(not affected)
pidginsourcelenny(not affected)
pidginsource(unstable)2.5.6-1

Notes

[lenny] - pidgin <not-affected> (QQ support not yet present)
- gaim <not-affected> (QQ support not yet present)

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