{"id":"CVE-2009-2694","details":"The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.9 and Adium 1.3.5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by sending multiple crafted SLP (aka MSNSLP) messages to trigger an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location.  NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:09:54.676119Z","published":"2009-08-21T11:02:41Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:09:54.676119Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36384"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36392"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36401"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36402"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36708"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/37071"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=34"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/6f7343166c673bf0496ecb1afec9b633c1d54a0e"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514957"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}