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CVE-2009-2703

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-09-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Pidgin PidginPidgin Libpurple

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References