CVE-2008-2955

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    CVE-2008-2955

    Published: 1 Jul 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://secunia.com/advisories/30881, http://secunia.com/advisories/32859, http://secunia.com/advisories/33102, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High