CVE-2008-2955

Publication date 1 July 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gaim 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
pidgin 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.2
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4.3
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

Code in Dapper doesn’t look vulnerable

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
pidgin

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-886-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 18 January 2010
    • USN-675-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 24 November 2008

Other references