{
  "id": "CVE-2008-2955",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2008-07-01T22:41:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2018-10-11T20:45:35.763",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Pidgin 2.4.1, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda) a trav\u00e9s de un nombre de fichero largo que contiene ciertos caracteres, como se ha demostrado mediante un mensaje MSN que provocaba la ca\u00edda en la funci\u00f3n msn_slplink_process_msg."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.3
        },
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "operator": "OR",
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "vulnerable": true,
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "BEEFF420-2868-422B-BD22-9A5749C2398F"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493682/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10131",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18050",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ]
}