Asymmetric denial of service - ReDoS In pidgin
Description
A flaw was found in Pidgin. Local attackers can exploit this denial of service vulnerability by providing an excessively long username string during account creation. This can cause the application to crash when joining a chat, leading to the application becoming unavailable.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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