VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2955
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 7.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.26% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30881Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30881Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.