CVE-2014-0020
Pidgin < 2.10.8 - Denial of Service via IRC Protocol Plugin
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a167504359e5
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/9f132a6855cd
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=85
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d9be297d399
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6b0e0566af20
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/7d0fb0c6d8d4
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5845d9fa7084
Scores
EPSS
0.0275
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (50)
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.0.2
pidgin/pidgin
2.1.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.1.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.1
pidgin/pidgin
2.2.2
pidgin/pidgin
2.3.0
pidgin/pidgin
2.3.1
... and 40 more
Published
Feb 06, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026