CVE-2008-2956
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CVE-2008-2956 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.". EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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."
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.0 |
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