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CVE-2009-3084

Published: 8 September 2009

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
pidgin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
karmic Not vulnerable
(1:2.6.2-1ubuntu2)
upstream
Released (2.6.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/567e16cbc46168f52482e5ec27626c48e7a5ba95