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)

EPSS: 0.073 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Pidgin — versions 2.4.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References