CVE-2008-2956

N/A Unknown
Published: July 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Memory leak in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via malformed XML documents. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the upstream vendor, who states: "I was never able to identify a scenario under which a problem occurred and the original reporter wasn't able to supply any sort of reproduction details."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pidgin