CVE-2014-3696

pidgin: denial of service parsing Groupwise server message

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

nmevent.c en el plugin del protocolo Novell GroupWise 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 mensaje del servidor manipulado que provoca una reserva grande de memoria.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Pidgin parsed Groupwise server messages. A malicious remote server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could potentially use this flaw to cause Pidgin to consume an excessive amount of memory, possibly leading to a crash, by sending a specially crafted message.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

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
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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/44fd89158777	2018-01-05
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88	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-2014-3696	2017-08-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154910	2017-08-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected