VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-2955
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability7.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-07-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation