{"id":"CVE-2008-2957","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:39:59.176531Z","published":"2008-07-01T22:41:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32859"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33102"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}