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title: "CVE-2008-2956\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-2956

Publication date 1 July 2008

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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."

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2956?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gaim | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored |
| pidgin | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

as of 2008-11-20, has not been fixed by upstream AFAICT
as of 2009-07-03, has not been fixed by upstream AFAICT
upstream is ignoring this. let's ignore it too.

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2956)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2956)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2956)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2956)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2956>