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CVE-2009-3615

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows...

5.0 MediumFix available

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Exploit likelihood

2.66%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
CVE-2009-3615
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
CVE-2009-3615
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3596 No score

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
EUVD-2009-3596
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj8h-wj7f-5mcf No score

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows...

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
GHSA-vj8h-wj7f-5mcf
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
CVE-2009-3615
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3615 No score

The OSCAR protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.3 and Adium before 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted contact-list data for (1) ICQ and possibly (2) AIM, as demonstrated by the SIM IM client.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3615
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1 No score

finch-2.11.0-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the finch-2.11.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin
Debian:12
 before 2.6.3-1
2.6.3-1
pidgin
Debian:13
 before 2.6.3-1
2.6.3-1
pidgin
Debian:14
 before 2.6.3-1
2.6.3-1
pidgin
Debian:5.0
 before 2.4.3-4lenny5, plus listed versions
2.4.3-42.4.3-4lenny12.4.3-4lenny1~bpo40+12.4.3-4lenny1~volatile02.4.3-4lenny2
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2.4.3-4lenny2~bpo40+12.4.3-4lenny32.4.3-4lenny3~bpo40+12.4.3-4lenny42.4.3-4lenny4~bpo40+12.4.3-4lenny5~bpo40+1
2.4.3-4lenny5
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:1.5.1-6.el3
0:1.5.1-6.el3
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el4
0:2.6.3-2.el4
finch-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
finch
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
finch
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
finch-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-perl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
libpurple-tcl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-devel
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5
pidgin-perl
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
 before 0:2.6.3-2.el5
0:2.6.3-2.el5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Adium, published October 20, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in pidgin 2.6.3-1.

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