CVE-2014-3695
pidgin: crash in Mxit protocol plug-in
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response.
markup.c en el plugin de protocolo MXit en libpurple en Pidgin anterior a 2.10.10 permite a servidores remotos causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un valor grande de longitud en una respuesta emoticon.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way Pidgin's Mxit plug-in handled emoticons. A malicious remote server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin by sending a specially crafted emoticon.
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Timeline
- 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
- 2014-10-24 CVE Published
- 2024-06-10 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/6436e14bdb9d | 2018-01-05 | |
| http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=87 | 2018-01-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html | 2018-01-05 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html | 2018-01-05 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 | 2018-01-05 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 | 2018-01-05 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 | 2018-01-05 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3695 | 2017-08-01 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154909 | 2017-08-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | <= 2.10.9 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version " <= 2.10.9" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.0 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.0" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.1 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.1" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.2 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.2" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.3 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.3" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.4 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.4" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.5 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.5" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.6 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.6" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.7 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.7" | - |
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| Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" | Pidgin Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" | 2.10.8 Search vendor "Pidgin" for product "Pidgin" and version "2.10.8" | - |
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