CVE-2009-1373

Description

From CVE.org

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score67.1N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Access ComplexityMediumHighN/A
AuthenticationSingleSingleN/A
Confidentiality ImpactPartialCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactPartialCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactPartialCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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