CVE-2008-2955

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050 signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/33102 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30881 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2955?
CVE-2008-2955 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2955?
To fix CVE-2008-2955, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2955 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2955 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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