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CVE-2009-1374

Publication date 26 May 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gaim 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
pidgin 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.4
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pidgin

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-781-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 3 June 2009

Other references