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Case File

CVE-2009-2703

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.92%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-09-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-2703
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.92%

Original NVD Description

libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c in the IRC protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.6.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a TOPIC message that lacks a topic string.