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CVE-2014-0020 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/4d9be297d399
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/5845d9fa7084
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6b0e0566af20
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/7d0fb0c6d8d4
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/9f132a6855cd
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/a167504359e5
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=85 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2859
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2100-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0139.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0020
NVD Published Date:
02/06/2014
NVD Last Modified:
03/16/2014
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.