CVE-2009-2703

N/A Unknown

Published: September 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/36601

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3