CVE-2009-3084 — Improper Input Validation in Pidgin

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
PidginDebian PidginPidgin Libpurple
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 2

Description

The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.6.0 and 2.6.1, as used in Pidgin before 2.6.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a handwritten (aka Ink) message, related to an uninitialized variable and the incorrect "UTF16-LE" charset name.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDpidgin/libpurple2.6.0, 2.6.1+1
▶debiandebian/pidgin< pidgin 2.6.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianpidgin/pidgin< 2.6.2-1+3
▶NVDpidgin/pidgin2.6.1+25

Patches

Patch: developer.pidgin.im ↗Patch: developer.pidgin.im ↗Patch: www.pidgin.im ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7pmp-xp53-4j98: The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall↗2022-05-02
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OSV
CVE-2009-3084: The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall↗2009-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2009-3084: pidgin - The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN...↗2009
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Red Hat
CVE-2009-3084: The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall↗
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