Unscored severity · published Jul 1, 2008
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…
–
CVSS
7.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
2.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2955
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2955
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30881
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966
support.avaya.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
More from Pidgin
9.8
CVE-2016-1000030
Pidgin version <2.11.0 contains a vulnerability in X.509 Certificates imports specifically due to improper check of return values from gnutls_x509_crt_init() and…
9.8
CVE-2017-2640
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content
8.1
CVE-2016-2378
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol Pidgin
8.1
CVE-2016-2377
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin
8.1
CVE-2016-2376
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin