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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-08-29T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:32.003Z

Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2943

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-29T17:55:00.957

Modified: 2017-09-19T01:33:28.697

Link: CVE-2011-2943

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2943 - Bugzilla