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Vulnerability_idVCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, allowing for
    remote arbitrary code execution, Denial of Service and service spoofing.
Aliases
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alias CVE-2008-2955
Fixed_packages
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url pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.4.3-1?distro=trixie
purl pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.4.3-1?distro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.1-1?distro=trixie
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vulnerability VCID-zhu6-8jrm-73bc
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.1-1%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.12-1?distro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.14-1?distro=trixie
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url pkg:ebuild/net-im/pidgin@2.5.1
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Affected_packages
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url pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6?arch=el5
purl pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6?arch=el5
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vulnerability VCID-9hw9-a9yt-p7fv
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vulnerability VCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq
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vulnerability VCID-ag3e-ee6x-tbcv
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6%3Farch=el5
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url pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6?arch=el4
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vulnerability VCID-9hw9-a9yt-p7fv
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vulnerability VCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq
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vulnerability VCID-ag3e-ee6x-tbcv
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6%3Farch=el4
References
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reference_url http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
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reference_url http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3966
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reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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reference_url https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/32749.txt
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Weaknesses
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cwe_id 20
name Improper Input Validation
description The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Exploits
0
date_added 2009-01-26
description Pidgin 2.4.2 - 'msn_slplink_process_msg()' Denial of Service
required_action null
due_date null
notes null
known_ransomware_campaign_use true
source_date_published 2009-01-26
exploit_type dos
platform linux
source_date_updated 2014-04-08
data_source Exploit-DB
source_url https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33414/info
Severity_range_score4.3 - 4.3
Exploitability2.0
Weighted_severity3.9
Risk_score7.8
Resource_urlhttp://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq