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CVE-2010-0420

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2010-02-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

libpurple in Finch in Pidgin before 2.6.6, when an XMPP multi-user chat (MUC) room is used, does not properly parse nicknames containing
sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted nickname.

Affected Platforms

Pidgin Pidgin

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References