CVE-2008-2956
Pidgin XML XML Denial of Service
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."
INFO
Published Date :
July 1, 2008, 10:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag Red Hat, Inc. disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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." 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." -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2008-2956 pidgin: memory leak in XML parser ** DISPUTED ** 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." Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2956 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453739 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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." CVE-2008-2956 pidgin: memory leak in XML parser Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453739 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2956 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
May. 05, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Fuga de memoria en Pidgin 2.0.0 y probablemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través doccumentos XML mal formados. Added Translation ** DISPUTED ** Fuga de memoria en Pidgin 2.0.0 y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través documentos XML malformados. NOTA: este problema ha sido disputado por el proveedor original, que dice: "Nunca he podido identificar un escenario en que problema ocurrió y el investigador original no pudo suministrar cualquier tipo de detalles de la reproducción." -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 02, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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3.78 }} 0.28%
score
0.91920
percentile