pidgin: unrestricted download of arbitrary files triggered via UPnP
Published Jul 1, 2008
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1023
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin-0:2.5.2-6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1023 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 80.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 79.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01709) | 81.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.03% (0.05027) | 93.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 4.70% (0.04703) | 92.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04364) | 91.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.06% (0.04055) | 90.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33102 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2957 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453740 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2957
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17599 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9076 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2957
Change history (0)
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