cve/2009/CVE-2009-2703.md

### [CVE-2009-2703](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2703)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6435

#### Github
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