CVE-2019-25544
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.2
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.02
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2010-1624,CVE-2011-3594,CVE-2019-25544,CVE-2022-26491 are affected in Pidgin 2.13.0 | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-344769 | Pidgin (2.14.14) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234