{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2009-07-01T13:00:01Z",
  "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.",
  "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"
    }
  ]
}