CVE-2008-2955

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.

🔗 References (26)

• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30881
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32859
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33102
• secalert@redhathttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966
• secalert@redhathttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947
• secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131
• secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30881
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32859