Is CVE-2009-3084 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3084 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3084?

CVE-2009-3084 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3084

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.6.0 and 2.6.1, as used in Pidgin before 2.6.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a handwritten (aka Ink) message, related to an uninitialized variable and the incorrect "UTF16-LE" charset name.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3068)
Published: September 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3068 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

pidgin / libpurple
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References

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/92ce3e48744b40fb0fea89e3de5e44bedb100c07/with/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95/libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36601(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=38(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6338

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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