CVE-2009-2694

N/A Unknown
Published: August 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.9 and Adium 1.3.5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by sending multiple crafted SLP (aka MSNSLP) messages to trigger an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/6f7343166c673bf0496ecb1afec9b633c1d54a0e
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36392
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36401
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36402
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36708
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=34
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514957
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/6f7343166c673bf0496ecb1afec9b633c1d54a0e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36392
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36708
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
34.7%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

adium pidgin

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