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 · 86th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: pidgin/pidgin
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.