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>> Pidgin "msn_slplink_process_msg" Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Title : Pidgin "msn_slplink_process_msg" Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2032
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2927
CWE ID : CWE-189
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-07-09
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Pidgin, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by integer overflow errors in the "msn_slplink_process_msg" functions in the MSN protocol handler in "libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c" and "libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c" when processing malformed SLP messages, which could be exploited by malicious users in the buddy list to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Pidgin versions prior to 2.4.3
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin version 2.4.3 :
http://www.pidgin.im/download/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2032
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453764
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Redhat.
ChangeLog
2008-07-09 : Initial release
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