VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.92%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pidgin/libpurple · pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36601Vendor Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36601Vendor Advisory
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.