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ghsa-f69j-274h-2m7w

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-01 23:55

Modified

2022-05-01 23:55

Details

** DISPUTED ** Memory leak in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via malformed XML documents. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the upstream vendor, who states: "I was never able to identify a scenario under which a problem occurred and the original reporter wasn't able to supply any sort of reproduction details."

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cve-2008-2956

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2008-07-01 00:00

Modified

2024-08-07 09:21

Severity ?

Summary

Memory leak in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via malformed XML documents. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the upstream vendor, who states: "I was never able to identify a scenario under which a problem occurred and the original reporter wasn't able to supply any sort of reproduction details."

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985	vdb-entry
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3	mailing-list
	http://secunia.com/advisories/31387	third-party-advisory
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded	mailing-list
	http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
	https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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n/a

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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