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>> Pidgin "msn_slplink_process_msg()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Pidgin "msn_slplink_process_msg()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1947
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2955
CWE ID : CWE-416
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-06-27
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A vulnerability has been identified in Pidgin, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error in the "msn_slplink_process_msg()" function when processing a MSN file transfer request for a file with a specially crafted filename, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash an affected application by convincing a user into accepting a file transfer.
Affected Products
Pidgin version 2.4.2 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1947
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian.
ChangeLog
2008-06-27 : Initial release
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