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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-3069 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-886-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:56.096Z
Reserved: 2009-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-3085
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-09-08T18:30:00.407
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-3085
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN