Pidgin up to 2.5.5 Protocol numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin up to 2.5.5. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-1376. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Pidgin up to 2.5.5 (Messaging Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 05/26/2009 as Bug 500493 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1376 since 04/23/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67912 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1218)), 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 155917 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Pidgin (ELSA-2009-1060)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50680), Exploit-DB (9615), Tenable (67912), SecurityFocus (BID 35067†) and OSVDB (55246†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-48305, VDB-48304 and VDB-48303. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67912
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : pidgin (ELSA-2009-1218)
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OpenVAS ID: 64038
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1805-1 (pidgin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pidgin 2.5.5
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 500493
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48306

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X-Force: 50680
SecurityFocus: 35067 - Pidgin Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35194
OSVDB: 55246 - Adium libpurple msn_slplink_process_msg() Function MSN SLP Message Handling Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 22154 - Pidgin Prior to 2.5.6 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1396

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/16/2025 20:53
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (84), 09/04/2019 17:38 (3), 11/16/2025 20:53 (22)
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