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CVE-2008-2955

CVE-2008-2955

EPSS 7.3%
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
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public PoCs found — 1
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References
http://secunia.com/advisories/30881http://secunia.com/advisories/32859http://secunia.com/advisories/33102http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htmhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1