CVE-2009-3083

CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Description

The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an SLP invite message that lacks certain required fields, as demonstrated by a malformed message from a KMess client.

Affected Products
37
Vendor Product Version
pidgin libpurple All versions
pidgin pidgin All versions
pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
pidgin pidgin 2.5.1
pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
pidgin pidgin 2.5.6
pidgin pidgin 2.5.7
pidgin pidgin 2.5.8
pidgin pidgin 2.5.9
pidgin pidgin 2.6.0
Weakness Types
CWE-119
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2009-3083
Published:
2009-09-08
Modified:
2026-04-23
CVSS Score:
5.0
Severity:
MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
pidgin
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL