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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-2927 json

Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c an…

published 2008-07-07 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2920

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • pidgin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2927

  • pidgin RHEL 3 1.5.1-2.el3
  • pidgin RHEL 4 1.5.1-2.el4
  • pidgin RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2
  • finch RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2
  • libpurple RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2
  • pidgin-perl RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2
  • libpurple-tcl RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2
  • libpurple-perl RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.3.1-2.el5_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0584

  • pidgin openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.14.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11172-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2927 updated cvss 6.0

pidgin MSN integer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) finch 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-tcl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) finch 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-tcl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) finch 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple 2.3.1-2.el5_2, pidgin-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-tcl 2.3.1-2.el5_2, libpurple-perl 2.3.1-2.el5_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 pidgin 1.5.1-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0584

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Exploit prediction

4.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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