{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2008-07-01T22:41:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-2956",
  "details": "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 wasn't able to supply any sort of reproduction details.\"",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31387"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0246"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495165/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2647"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "isDisputed": true
  }
}