CVE-2008-2956 | BDVDB-2026-31310 Detail
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."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.