Description
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."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | pidgin | No fix yet | — |
References
- 29985 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20080627 CVE Request (pidgin) mailing-list
- 31387 third-party-advisory
- 20080806 rPSA-2008-0246-1 gaim 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