CVE-2008-2927

NameCVE-2008-2927
DescriptionMultiple 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1610-1, DSA-1805-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)buster2.13.0-2fixed
bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
bookworm, trixie2.14.12-1fixed
sid2.14.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gaimsourceetch1:2.0.0+beta5-10etch1DSA-1610-1
gaimsourcelenny(not affected)
gaimsource(unstable)(unfixed)
pidginsourcelenny2.4.3-4lenny2DSA-1805-1
pidginsource(unstable)2.4.3-1

Notes

[lenny] - gaim <not-affected> (gaim is now a transitional package depending on pidgin with its own source package)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764

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