CVE-2009-3084
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3084
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-3084.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-3084
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2009-09-08T18:30:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-09T00:30:58Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The msnslpprocess_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
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- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/92ce3e48744b40fb0fea89e3de5e44bedb100c07/with/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95/libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36601
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=38
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6338
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3084
Affected packages
Debian:11 / pidgin
Package
- Name
- pidgin
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source
Debian:12 / pidgin
Package
- Name
- pidgin
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source
Debian:13 / pidgin
Package
- Name
- pidgin
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source