CVE-2009-2703

NameCVE-2009-2703
Descriptionlibpurple/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pidgin (PTS)buster2.13.0-2fixed
bullseye2.14.1-1fixed
trixie, bookworm2.14.12-1fixed
sid2.14.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gaimsourcelenny(not affected)
gaimsource(unstable)(unfixed)
pidginsource(unstable)2.6.2low

Notes

[lenny] - pidgin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[etch] - pidgin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - gaim <not-affected> (Only a transitional package)
this is only a null ptr dereference and can only be triggered by a rogue irc server

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