CVE-2010-0277

CVE-2010-0277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adium with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (81st percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-399
• Affected product: Adium
• Published: 2010-01-09
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0277?

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.

How severe is CVE-2010-0277?

CVE-2010-0277 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2010-0277 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (81st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-0277?

CVE-2010-0277 primarily affects Adium. In total, 30 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0277?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2010-0277 published?

CVE-2010-0277 was published on 2010-01-09 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0277_malformed_msn
• http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
• http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035332.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035347.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035409.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
• http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=43
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38563
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38640
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38658
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38712
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41868
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:041
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:085
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38294
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-902-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0413
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1020
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2693
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554335
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18348
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9421
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0115.html

Affected products (30)

• cpe:2.3:a:adium:adium:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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