CVE-2009-1376

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1376
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-05-26 15:30:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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 (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 on 32-bit platforms allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, leading to buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.0 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.1 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.2 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.4.3 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.0 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.2 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.3 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin 2.5.4 32_bit All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pidgin Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:173 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Gentoo update for pidgin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for pidgin - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian update for pidgin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for pidgin - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for gaim - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Pidgin Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pidgin.im Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: pidgin-2.5.6-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Pidgin Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-781-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:140 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for pidgin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for pidgin - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
500493 – (CVE-2009-1376) CVE-2009-1376 pidgin incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2927 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1805-1 pidgin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 debian.org
USN-781-2: Gaim vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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