Improper input validation in Pidgin

CVE-2008-2957

The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (memory or disk consumption) via a UDP packet that specifies an arbitrary URL.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Pidgin — versions 2.0.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References