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. 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."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:48

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References () http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 - () http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/31387 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/31387 -
References () http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 - () http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 -
References () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647 - () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647 -

07 Nov 2023, 02:02

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** 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." 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."

Information

Published : 2008-07-01 22:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:48


NVD link : CVE-2008-2956

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2956

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2956


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Products Affected

pidgin

  • pidgin
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors