CVE-2019-25544
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.
Published:Mar 21, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 21, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0002
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Pidgin
Product
Pidgin
Pidgin
Pidgin
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
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High
Availability
None
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High
