Improper input validation in Pidgin

CVE-2014-0020

The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate argument counts, which allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Pidgin — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References