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CVE-2008-2957
Published: Jul 1, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDVSA-2009:025
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
29985
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9076
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
33102
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17599
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
[oss-security] 20080627 CVE Request (pidgin)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-675-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
32859
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
x_refsource_MISC
RHSA-2008:1023
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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