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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 poin…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PidginLibpurple
All versions
PidginPidgin
through 2.6.1
Versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References