CVE-2008-2957 in Pidgin

Summary

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.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 07/01/2008
• Disclosure: 07/01/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-43005
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.5
• EPSS: 0.01709
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2957
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2957
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-2957/