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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 4.3% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2920)
- Published
- July 7, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2920 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- adium / adium
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
- pidgin / pidgin
References
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6eb1949a96fa80a4c744fc749c2562abc4cc9ed6/with/c3831c9181f4f61b747321240086ee79e4a08fd8/libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30971(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31016(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31105(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31642(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32861
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1610
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:143
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:127
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/04/1
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=25
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0584.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495818/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29956
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020451
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2032/references(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-054
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44774
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11695
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17972
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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