CVE-2008-2957 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Pidgin via UPnP UDP packets triggering arbitrary file downloads and resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2957?
CVE-2008-2957 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 1 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2957?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-2957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2957, GHSA-6pwc-353h-qw4p.