CVE-2009-2694

critical

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.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2686

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514957

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=34

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/37071

http://secunia.com/advisories/36708

http://secunia.com/advisories/36402

http://secunia.com/advisories/36401

http://secunia.com/advisories/36392

http://secunia.com/advisories/36384

http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/6f7343166c673bf0496ecb1afec9b633c1d54a0e

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.20295