// For flags

CVE-2008-2956

 

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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."

** 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.'

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-07-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-07-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Pidgin
Search vendor "Pidgin"
Pidgin
Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin"
2.0.0
Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.0.0"
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Affected