CVE-2009-2703

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.

• CWE-119

• http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36601Vendor Advisory
• http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435
• http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36601Vendor Advisory
• http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435

Published

Sep 8, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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