Pidgin 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-2694
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple, as used in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.9 and Adium 1.3.5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by sending multiple crafted SLP (aka MSNSLP) messages to trigger an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1376.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003727
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003727 - Pidgin 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- adium adium 1.2.7
- adium adium 1.3
- adium adium 1.3.1
- adium adium 1.3.2
- adium adium 1.3.3
- adium adium 1.3.4
- adium adium 1.3.5
- pidgin pidgin 2.0.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.0.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.0.2
- pidgin pidgin 2.1.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.1.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.2.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.2.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.2.2
- pidgin pidgin 2.3.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.3.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.4.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.4.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.4.2
- pidgin pidgin 2.4.3
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.0
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.1
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.2
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.3
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.4
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.5
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.6
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.7
- pidgin pidgin 2.5.8
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