CVE-2014-0020

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.33% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory pidgin.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0020?
CVE-2014-0020 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0020?
To fix CVE-2014-0020, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0020 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0020 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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