CVE - CVE-2008-2955

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2955	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20080626 Pidgin 2.4.1 Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded MISC:29985 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 MISC:30881 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30881 MISC:32859 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 MISC:33102 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33102 MISC:3966 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966 MISC:ADV-2008-1947 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2009:025 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:1023 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html MISC:USN-675-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10131 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18050 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080701	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080701)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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