| Name | CVE-2008-2927 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1610-1, DSA-1805-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pidgin (PTS) | bullseye | 2.14.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.14.12-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.14.13-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gaim | source | etch | 1:2.0.0+beta5-10etch1 | | DSA-1610-1 | |
| gaim | source | lenny | (not affected) | | | |
| gaim | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
| pidgin | source | lenny | 2.4.3-4lenny2 | | DSA-1805-1 | |
| pidgin | source | (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