Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Pidgin / Pidgin | affected 2.13.0 |
CWE
CWE-807
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46930
- https://pidgin.im/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pidgin-denial-of-service-via-malformed-username
ADP enrichment
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