CVE-2019-25544
MEDIUMPidgin 2.13.0 Denial of Service via Malformed Username
Title source: cnaDescription
Pidgin 2.13.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing an excessively long username string during account creation. Attackers can input a buffer of 1000 characters in the username field and trigger a crash when joining a chat, causing the application to become unavailable.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Alejandra Sánchez · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46930
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-807
Status
published
Products (2)
pidgin/pidgin
2.13.0
Pidgin/Pidgin
2.13.0
Published
Mar 21, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 21, 2026