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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.