| Revision Date: | 2013-09-30 | Version: | 3 |
| Title: | The irc_msg_who function in msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple 2.8.0 through 2.9.0 in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly validate characters in nicknames, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted nickname that is not properly handled in a WHO response |
| Description: | The irc_msg_who function in msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple 2.8.0 through 2.9.0 in Pidgin before 2.10.0 does not properly validate characters in nicknames, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted nickname that is not properly handled in a WHO response. |
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Status: | ACCEPTED | Reference(s): | CVE-2011-2943
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| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
| Product(s): | Pidgin
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| Definition Synopsis |
| Pidgin is installed AND Version of Pidgin less than 2.10.0
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