Denial of Service Vulnerability in Pidgin MSN Protocol Plugin
CVE-2009-3083

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Key Information:

Vendor: Pidgin
Status: Libpurple; Pidgin
Vendor: CVE Published:; 8 September 2009

What is CVE-2009-3083?

A vulnerability in the MSN protocol plugin of Pidgin before version 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to exploit a NULL pointer dereference when sending malformed SLP invite messages. This can lead to a crash of the application, resulting in a denial of service for users. The issue arises when certain required fields are missing from the SLP invite message, making it susceptible to crafted attacks from clients like KMess. To mitigate this vulnerability, it's crucial to update to the latest version of Pidgin.

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