CVE-2009-3085
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2009-3085 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Multiple |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1453 | 2009-09-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1453 | 2009-09-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2009:1453 | 2009-09-21 |
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