Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1376
CVE-2009-1376
Description
Multiple 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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.5
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.5.6
Patches
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References
26- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/35194nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35202nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35215nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35294nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35329nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35330nvdVendor Advisory
- www.pidgin.im/news/security/nvdVendor Advisory
- debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35188nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/37071nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50680nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10476nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18432nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.htmlnvd
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