CVE-2008-2957
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.1% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2947)
- Published
- July 1, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2947 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- pidgin / pidgin
References
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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