DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2703

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2703

    Published: 8 Sept 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-2703

    Summary:

    Details: libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2703

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pidgin

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pidgin?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High