Release Date: | 2009-09-08 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2009-2703 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Partial |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (pidgin) | ELSA-2009-1453 | 2009-09-21 |
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