Info

Disclosure

Aug 22, 2009

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Aug 22, 2009

Description

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-3025 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36367
Secunia Advisory ID: 36384 36392 38152
Related OSVDB ID: 57521
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9946
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=35
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00002.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/19/2
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/57522