VDB
GHSA-v47c-w69f-367c
GHSA-v47c-w69f-367c
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 2, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 2, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-v47c-w69f-367c
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References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435 url
- http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/index.php?id=40 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36277 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2703 advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11379 url
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad2c6ee53ec9122b25aeb1f918db53be69bdeac3 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36601 url