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 wasnt able to supply any sort of reproduction details.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.0 (including) | 2.0.0 (including) |
| Gaim | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Gaim | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Pidgin | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Pidgin | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Pidgin | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Pidgin | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Pidgin | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31387
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647