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CVE-2009-1376

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1376 describes multiple integer overflows in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler (versions prior to 2.5.6 on 32-bit platforms). These flaws, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SLP message that leads to buffer overflows. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, demonstrating its potential for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-9615 · Sep 9, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1329 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: pidgin-0:1.5.1-3.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: pidgin-0:2.5.5-2.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: pidgin-0:2.5.5-3.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1376Important

pidgin incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927

May 2, 2009

References

debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1805
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/35188
secunia.com / advisories/35194
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35202
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35215
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35294
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35329
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35330
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37071
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50680
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10476
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18432
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
pidgin.im / news/security
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
securityfocus.com / bid/35067
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-781-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-781-2
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1396