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CVE-2008-2927
Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 4.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 7 days later
· 7 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.3% · top 8.7% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
31
- USN-675-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080703 Re: Re: CVE Request (pidgin) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0584 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020451 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 30971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17972 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080704 Re: Re: CVE Request (pidgin) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-675-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-054 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32859 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31016 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080828 ZDI-08-054: Multiple Vendor libpurple MSN Protocol SLP Message Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- adium-msnprotocol-code-execution(44774) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20080625 Pidgin 2.4.1 Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080806 rPSA-2008-0246-1 gaim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-2920 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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