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CVE-2014-3696 (GCVE-0-2014-3696)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-10-29 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:50

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root Scorecard

References

9 references

URL	Tags
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-1…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/60741	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-1…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/61968	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2014-10-22 00:00

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CERTFR-2014-AVI-438

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: - Updated:

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans Pidgin. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.

Solution

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

Pidgin versions antérieures à 2.10.10

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Description

References

Title

Publication Time

CERTFR-2014-AVI-438

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: - Updated:

Solution

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

Pidgin versions antérieures à 2.10.10

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Description

References

Title

Publication Time

FKIE_CVE-2014-3696

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-10-29 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:08

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777	Patch
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88	Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/60741
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/61968
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1
secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/60741
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/61968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
pidgin	pidgin	*
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.0
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.1
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.2
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.3
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.4
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.5
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.6
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.7
pidgin	pidgin	2.10.8

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GHSA-96P5-RVRV-9X22

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:59 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:59

Details

Show details on source website

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  "id": "GHSA-96p5-rvrv-9x22",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:59:54Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:59:54Z",
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GSD-2014-3696

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

Details

Aliases

CVE-2014-3696

Aliases

CVE-2014-3696

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    "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.",
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      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2014-3696.html"
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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:58

Summary

finch-2.11.0-4.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

39 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-3696.

CVE-2014-3696

Recommended: 40 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2017:1854

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2017-08-01 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 10:59

Summary

security update for pidgin

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-3696.

CVE-2014-3696

Recommended: 14 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2017_1854

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-08-01 14:23 - Updated: 2024-11-22 10:38

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-3696.

CVE-2014-3696

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.

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fixed: 414 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3696 (CVE-2014-3696)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-10-23 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3696	REPORT
	http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2390-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3696	REPORT

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            "binary_name": "finch",
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