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CVE-2009-3083
N/ADescription
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A
Published9/8/2009
Last Modified4/23/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
pidgin:libpurplepidgin:pidgin
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-119
References
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10159(cve@mitre.org)
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd(cve@mitre.org)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=39(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277(cve@mitre.org)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11852(cve@mitre.org)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6322(cve@mitre.org)
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10159(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6d3fc30a0a0a379281efc5a6872a9c1d7c24c650/with/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=39(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11852(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6322(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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