CVE-2009-2694
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 20.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-08-20 22:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- be3c0e73334b5ef90e9df5b374850d4f53ef930520ba4de71e6925a8b4d3750c
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514957
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2303http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2303
- secunia.com36392http://secunia.com/advisories/36392
- www.pidgin.imhttp://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=34
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6320https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6320
- www.coresecurity.comhttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/libpurple-arbitrary-write
- secunia.com36402http://secunia.com/advisories/36402
- sunsolve.sun.com266908http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266908-1
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/6f7343166c673bf0496ecb1afec9b633c1d54a0e
- secunia.com36384http://secunia.com/advisories/36384
- www.debian.orgDSA-1870http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1870
- secunia.com37071http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
- secunia.com36708http://secunia.com/advisories/36708
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2663http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2663
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10319https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10319
- secunia.com36401http://secunia.com/advisories/36401
- www.exploit-db.com9615http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9615
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1218https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1218.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pidgin Fixed in 2.5.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pidgin Fixed in 2.5.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pidgin Fixed in 2.5.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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