cvelist/2011/2xxx/CVE-2011-2943.json

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                "value": "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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                "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/45663",
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                "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/45916",
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                "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961",
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                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/2",
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                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722939",
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