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CVE-2008-2955

MediumPublished

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...

Published: Jul 1, 2008
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: redhat
Evidence observed: Jan 26, 2009

Primary CVSS

4.3/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS probability estimate

7.3%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 94.1%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Pidgin 2.4.2 - 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' Denial of ServiceExploit
Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian · linux · Jan 26, 2009

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