Description
slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.6, including 2.6.4, and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed MSNSLP INVITE request in an SLP message, a different issue than CVE-2010-0013.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pidgin | 2.6.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pidgin | 2.6.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pidgin | 2.6.6-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | pidgin | 2.4.3-4lenny6 | DSA-2038-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | finch +8 | 2.6.6-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0115 |
| RHEL 4 | finch +8 | 2.6.6-1.el4 | RHSA-2010:0115 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | finch +8 | 2.6.6-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0115 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0115 Red Hat Security Advisory: pidgin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2038-1 pidgin - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2010-1279 vendor-advisory
- 38294 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0115 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0413 vdb-entry
- 38563 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:085 vendor-advisory
- USN-902-1 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9421 vdb-entry signature
- 38640 third-party-advisory
- 38658 third-party-advisory
- 41868 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554335
- FEDORA-2010-1934 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1020 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2010:006 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-1383 vendor-advisory
- 38712 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18348 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2010-2693 vdb-entry
- http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=43
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0277_malformed_msn
- [oss-security] 20100107 Re: CVE request - pidgin MSN arbitrary file upload mailing-list
- MDVSA-2010:041 vendor-advisory
- 38915 third-party-advisory
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog