CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2927

pidgin: CVE-2008-2927

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 7, 2008, 11:41:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.33% · Oct 25, 2026

Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol handler in (1) libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c and (2) libpurple/protocols/msnp9/slplink.c in Pidgin before 2.4.3 and Adium before 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed SLP message with a crafted offset value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2955.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pidgin	sid	`2.14.14-1`	fixed
Debian	pidgin	forky	`2.14.14-1`	fixed
Debian	pidgin	trixie	`2.14.14-1`	fixed
Debian	pidgin	bookworm	`2.14.12-1`	fixed
Opensuse	pidgin	tumbleweed	`2.14.7-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pidgin	source	sid	`2.4.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	forky	`2.4.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	trixie	`2.4.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	bookworm	`2.4.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	pidgin	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.14.7-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11172-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[finch]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[finch-devel]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple0]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-branding-upstream]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-client0]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-devel]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-lang]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-plugin-sametime]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libpurple-tcl]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pidgin-devel]Unknown
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (1)
- 2.14.14-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.14.7-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pidgin · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[finch]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[finch-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple0]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-bin]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-data]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[finch]Fixed
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.3-1
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:12 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]