CVE-2009-2703

Pidgin: NULL pointer dereference by handling IRC topic(s) (DoS)

Published Sep 8, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2694 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-886-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 8, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 3, 2009, 12:00 AM