{"id":"CVE-2009-1889","details":"The OSCAR protocol implementation in Pidgin before 2.5.8 misinterprets the ICQWebMessage message type as the ICQSMS message type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ICQ web message that triggers allocation of a large amount of memory.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:47.676947Z","published":"2009-07-01T13:00:01Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35693"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35697"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35706"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/37071"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-796-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1749"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9483"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://pidgin.im/pipermail/devel/2009-May/008227.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508738"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1139.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35530"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51448"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10004"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00162.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00176.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00228.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}