CVE-2019-25544

Published: Mar 21, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 21, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM 6,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

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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.

807

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Access Control Availability Other
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based, Web Server
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://pidgin.im/
https://pidgin.im/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46930
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46930
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pidgin-denial-of-servi…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pidgin-denial-of-service-via-malformed-use…