Improper input validation in Pidgin
CVE-2008-2955
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3966 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18050 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/33102 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32859 (third-party-advisory)