Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-1376 affects older Pidgin/libpurple MSN messaging support on 32-bit platforms. A specially malformed MSN SLP message could corrupt memory and potentially let a remote attacker run code as the user. The issue is old, but legacy clients or embedded libpurple deployments may still matter. Exposure is most likely in legacy 32-bit systems running Pidgin, Gaim-era packages, or applications embedding vulnerable libpurple MSN protocol code before 2.5.6. Treat as high priority only where legacy 32-bit Pidgin/libpurple remains in use. For modern environments without those clients or MSN protocol support, business urgency is low but should be confirmed by inventory. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Pidgin/libpurple to 2.5.6 or a vendor-patched package.; Prioritize legacy 32-bit endpoints and servers with libpurple-based messaging integrations.; Disable MSN protocol handling where patching is delayed or the protocol is unused..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- FEDORA-2009-5597CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10476CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2009-5583CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18432CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500493CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2009-5552CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- pidgin-msn-slp-bo(50680)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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