CVE - CVE-2009-2703

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2703	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:36277 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277 CONFIRM:http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3 CONFIRM:http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11379 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6435 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435 SECUNIA:36601 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36601
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090805	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090805)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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