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CVE-2014-3696

nmevent.c in the Novell GroupWise protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02136
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pidgin<= 2.10.9
pidginall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD29 Oct 2014 · 10:55 AM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:1854Moderate
usnUSN-2390-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777Patch
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=88PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60741
http://secunia.com/advisories/61968
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