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CVE-2009-3084

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-09-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Pidgin LibpurplePidgin Pidgin

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References