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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-2947 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-675-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.603Z
Reserved: 2008-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-2957
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-07-01T22:41:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-2957
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN