Fluid Attacks Database

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 before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
rpm rhel5	pidgin	<0:2.3.1-2.el5_2	0:2.3.1-2.el5_2
debian 11	pidgin	>=0 <2.4.3-1	2.4.3-1
debian 12	pidgin	>=0 <2.4.3-1	2.4.3-1
debian 13	pidgin	>=0 <2.4.3-1	2.4.3-1
debian 14	pidgin	>=0 <2.4.3-1	2.4.3-1

Aliases

1. CVE-2008-29272. NVD-2008-29273. OSV-2008-29274. OSV-DEBIAN-2008-29275. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2008-2927

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