CVE - CVE-2008-2957

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2957	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
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:29985 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 MISC:32859 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 MISC:33102 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33102 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:[oss-security] 20080627 CVE Request (pidgin) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 MISC:http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 URL:http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 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:17599 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9076 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076
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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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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