VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3084

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-09-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The msn_slp_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slpcall.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple 2.6.0 and 2.6.1, as used in Pidgin before 2.6.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a handwritten (aka Ink) message, related to an uninitialized variable and the incorrect "UTF16-LE" charset name.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references