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.
                
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33102 - | |
| References | () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm - | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025 - | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 - | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 - | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076 - | 
Information
                Published : 2008-07-01 22:41
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2008-2957
Mitre link : CVE-2008-2957
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2957
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Products Affected
                pidgin
- pidgin
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
