CVE-2009-3084

Pidgin < 2.6.1 - Denial of Service via MSN Protocol Ink Message Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6338
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=38
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277

Scores

EPSS 0.0252
EPSS Percentile 83.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (28)
pidgin/libpurple 2.6.0
pidgin/libpurple 2.6.1
pidgin/pidgin 2.0.0
pidgin/pidgin 2.0.1
pidgin/pidgin 2.0.2 (2 CPE variants)
pidgin/pidgin 2.1.0
pidgin/pidgin 2.1.1
pidgin/pidgin 2.2.0
pidgin/pidgin 2.2.1
pidgin/pidgin 2.2.2
... and 18 more
Published Sep 08, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026