NVD - CVE-2009-3083

CVE-2009-3083 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

The msn_slp_sip_recv function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an SLP invite message that lacks certain required fields, as demonstrated by a malformed message from a KMess client.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 09/08/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10159	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/6d3fc30a0a0a379281efc5a6872a9c1d7c24c650/with/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd/libpurple/protocols/msn/slp.c	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/b4a95ea62b81a06ffc1993912471c511b786efdd	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=39	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11852
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6322

References to Check Content

Identifier:: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11852
Check System:: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:: http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11852

Identifier:: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6322
Check System:: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:: http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6322

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Buffer Errors (CWE-119)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Change History

2 change records found - show changes

CVE Modified by MITRE - 9/18/2017 9:29:27 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11852 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6322 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11852 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6322 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3083
NVD Published Date:
09/08/2009
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017

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