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CVE-2009-3083
The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an SLP invite message that lacks certain required fields, as demonstrated by a malformed message from a KMess client.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10159 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36601 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=39 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6d3fc30a0a0a379281efc5a6872a9c1d7c24c650/with/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 36277 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6322 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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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