VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0020
The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate argument counts, which allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.75%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate argument counts, which allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- pidgin/pidgin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d9be297d399
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5845d9fa7084
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6b0e0566af20
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/7d0fb0c6d8d4
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/9f132a6855cd
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a167504359e5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=85Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d9be297d399
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5845d9fa7084
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6b0e0566af20
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/7d0fb0c6d8d4
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/9f132a6855cd
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a167504359e5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=85Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.