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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3615 · published 20 October 2009

CVE-2009-3615: Adium vulnerability

Adium · Adium

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% · top 14.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37017 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10481
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/781682333aea0c801d280c3507ee25552a60bfc0
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37017 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37072 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=41 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2949 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2951 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18388
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9414

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3615), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.