CVE-2009-2703

libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2009-09-08

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Libpurple (Pidgin)
• Pidgin (Pidgin)

References

• http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36601
• http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435