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CVE-2008-2956
Memory leak in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via mal…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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."
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/29985 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 · mailing-list, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31387 · third-party-advisory, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_transferred
- crisp.cs.du.edu /?q=ca2007-1 · x_transferred
- wiki.rpath.com /wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 · x_transferred
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-2647 · x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-2956
- NVD: CVE-2008-2956
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