| Name | CVE-2009-2703 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pidgin (PTS) | bullseye | 2.14.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.14.12-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.14.13-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gaim | source | lenny | (not affected) | | | |
| gaim | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
| pidgin | source | (unstable) | 2.6.2 | low | | |
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