Adium up to 1.2.7 Protocol numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adium up to 1.2.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2927. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adium up to 1.2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 07/07/2008 with TippingPoint (Website). The advisory is shared at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2927 since 06/30/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67862 (Oracle Linux 3 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1059)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115854 (Red Hat Pidgin Security and Bug Fix Update (RHSA-2008:0584-2)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6376.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44774), Tenable (67862), SecurityFocus (BID 29956†), OSVDB (48330†) and Secunia (SA30971†). See VDB-43004 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67862
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1059)
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OpenVAS ID: 61358
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1610-1 (gaim)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Adium 1.1
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43093

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X-Force: 44774
SecurityFocus: 29956 - Pidgin 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30971
OSVDB: 48330 - Adium MSN Protocol Handler slplink.c msn_slplink_process_msg Function SLP Message Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1020451
Vulnerability Center: 18789 - Pidgin < 2.4.3 MSN Protocol Handler Remote Code Execution via a Malformed SLP Message, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2032

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/27/2025 02:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (80), 08/13/2019 06:51 (11), 05/27/2025 02:50 (22)
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