VDB-43004 · CVE-2008-2956 · BID 29985

Pidgin 2.0.0 resource management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Pidgin 2.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2956. There is no exploit available. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pidgin 2.0.0 (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** 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."

The weakness was shared 07/01/2008 by Andrew (Website). The advisory is shared for download at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2956 since 07/01/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 29985†) and Secunia (SA31387†). The entries VDB-3746, VDB-43093 and VDB-43005 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/11/2007 🔍
07/01/2008 +417 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2450 days 🔍
08/07/2024 +3431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
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CVE: CVE-2008-2956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43004
SecurityFocus: 29985
Secunia: 31387

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/07/2024 12:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (48), 09/27/2018 09:32 (5), 08/07/2024 12:35 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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