CVE-2008-2957

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The UPnP functionality in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to trigger the download of

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.01709

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

pidginall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD01 Jul 2008 · 10:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-675-1

rhsaRHSA-2008:1023Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/32859

http://secunia.com/advisories/33102

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3

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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076

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