CVE-2014-3694
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
6.4
Description
The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3694
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| suse | 12.3 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.10.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.10.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.10.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.10.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.10.10-1 |
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60741
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61968
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3694
CWEs
CWE-310
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.