CVE-2008-2955
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Description
Pidgin 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long filename that contains certain characters, as demonstrated using an MSN message that triggers the crash in the msn_slplink_process_msg function.
Affected Products
1| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| pidgin | pidgin |
2.4.1
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-20
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2008-2955- Published:
- 2008-07-01
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 4.3
- Severity:
- MEDIUM
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
pidgin
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL