CVE-2008-2957
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2008-2957 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (pidgin) | RHSA-2008:1023 | 2008-12-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) | RHSA-2008:1023 | 2008-12-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) | RHSA-2008:1023 | 2008-12-15 |
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