CVE-2014-3694 describes a vulnerability in Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.10, specifically within its bundled GnuTLS and OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugins. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information by manipulating X.509 certificates due to improper handling of the Basic Constraints extension. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the CVE has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, though it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.