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.
Published: 2008-07-07
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 6.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1610-1 New gaim packages fix execution of arbitrary code
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1805-1 New pidgin packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1870-1 New pidgin packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2920 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-675-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-675-2 Gaim vulnerability
References
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http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c cve-icon cve-icon
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30971 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31016 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31105 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31642 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32861 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1610 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:143 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:127 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/04/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=25 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495818/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29956 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020451 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2032/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-054 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44774 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2927 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11695 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17972 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2927 cve-icon
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Adium Adium
Pidgin Pidgin
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.398Z

Reserved: 2008-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2927

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-07T23:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2927

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2927 - Bugzilla

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