Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c and (2) libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c in Pidgin before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.3% · top 8.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (31)

• USN-675-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080703 Re: Re: CVE Request (pidgin) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0584 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1020451 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 30971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 29956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17972 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080704 Re: Re: CVE Request (pidgin) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 31105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-675-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-054 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 31642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32859 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31016 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080828 ZDI-08-054: Multiple Vendor libpurple MSN Protocol SLP Message Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• adium-msnprotocol-code-execution(44774) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20080625 Pidgin 2.4.1 Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20080806 rPSA-2008-0246-1 gaim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:21 UTC.