CVE-2014-3696
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
nmevent.c in the Novell GroupWise protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted server message that triggers a large memory allocation.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/44fd89158777
- 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=88
- 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-2014-3696
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.