CVE-2008-2956

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."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.95% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31387 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2956?
CVE-2008-2956 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2956?
To fix CVE-2008-2956, 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-2008-2956 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2956 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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