CVE-2008-2955

N/A Unknown

Published: July 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30881

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32859

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/33102

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/30881