CVE-2019-25544
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CVE-2019-25544 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.13.0 |
References
- https://pidgin.im/Product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46930Exploit, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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