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      "value": "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\u0027t able to supply any sort of reproduction details.\""
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      "value": "** DISPUTED ** Fuga de memoria en Pidgin 2.0.0 y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de memoria) a trav\u00e9s documentos XML malformados. NOTA: este problema ha sido disputado por el proveedor original, que dice: \u0027Nunca he podido identificar un escenario en que problema ocurri\u00f3 y el investigador original no pudo suministrar cualquier tipo de detalles de la reproducci\u00f3n.\u0027"
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