CVE-2008-2956
EPSS 1.0%
Description
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."
How to fix CVE-2008-2956
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/pidgin—no fix listed
Is CVE-2008-2956 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
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