pidgin MSN protocol plugin memory corruption
Published Jan 9, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.8
- ≤ 2.6.5
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0115
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0115
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0115 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.6.6-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0115 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 as the MSN protocol support in the provided version of Pidgin (1.5.1) is out-dated and no longer supported by MSN servers. There are no plans to backport MSN protocol changes for that version of Pidgin.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 82.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 81.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08804) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.45% (0.15449) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08804) | 91.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.28% (0.05278) | 89.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.16% (0.17164) | 96.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 20.87% (0.20873) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (29)
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0277_malformed_msn x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=43 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38563 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38640 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38658 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41868 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2693 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0277 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554335 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0277
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18348 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9421 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0277
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