57787 : Pidgin MSN Protocol Plugin libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c msn_slp_process_msg Function Malformed Handwritten Message Handling Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-09-03

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-3084" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-3084 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36277
Secunia Advisory ID: 36601 38152
Related OSVDB ID: 57786 57788 57789
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10048
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/92ce3e48744b40fb0fea89e3de5e44bedb100c07/with/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95/libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00002.html
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=38

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-09-09 | Disagree?

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