All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2020-4314-1
ALT-PU-2020-4314-1

Package update pidgin in branch sisyphus

Version2.14.1-alt1
Published2020-06-19
Max severityMEDIUM
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2019-25544
MEDIUM6.9

Pidgin 2.13.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing an excessively long username string during account creation. Attackers can input a buffer of 1000 characters in the username field and trigger a crash when joining a chat, causing the application to become unavailable.

Published: 2026-03-21Modified: 2026-04-16
CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
CVSS:4.0/CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X