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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1376 · published 26 May 2009

CVE-2009-1376: Pidgin vulnerability

Pidgin · Pidgin

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 13% · top 3.7% CWE-189 · CWE-189
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
52References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35330 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=32 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1060.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35067
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1396
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500493 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50680
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10476
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18432
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00033.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00051.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00075.html
http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1805
http://secunia.com/advisories/35188
http://secunia.com/advisories/35194 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35202 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35215 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35294 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35329 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35330 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:140
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:173
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=32 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1059.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1376), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.