CVE-2014-0020 — Improper Input Validation in Pidgin

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-628 — Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.5%
top 12.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PidginDebian Pidgin
Timeline
PublishedFeb 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate argument counts, which allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/pidgin< pidgin 2.10.8-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianpidgin/pidgin< 2.10.8-1+3
▶NVDpidgin/pidgin2.10.7+52

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pr3h-vf2g-qqff: The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-0020: The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2↗2014-02-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities↗2014-02-06
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Red Hat
pidgin: DoS in IRC protocol plugin due to arguement parsing↗2014-01-28
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Debian
CVE-2014-0020: pidgin - The IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not validate a...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-6483 CVE-2013-6482 CVE-2013-6481 CVE-2013-6487 CVE-2013-6485 CVE-2013-6484 CVE-2013-6489 CVE-2014-0020 CVE-2013-6477 CVE-2012-6152 CVE-2013-6478 CVE-2013-6479 CVE-2013-6490 pidgin: various fl↗2014-01-29
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0020 pidgin: DoS in IRC protocol plugin due to arguement parsing↗2014-01-24
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