CVE-2019-25544

MEDIUM

Pidgin 2.13.0 Denial of Service via Malformed Username

Title source: cna

Description

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