VulnerabilityModified
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 malformed XML documents.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.00%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.00% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.