Unscored severity · published Jul 1, 2008
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
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CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2956
crisp.cs.du.edu
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
wiki.rpath.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
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