CVE-2014-3696 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Pidgin versions prior to 2.10.10, specifically within the Novell GroupWise protocol plugin's nmevent.c file. A remote server can exploit this by sending a crafted message, leading to a large memory allocation and subsequent application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a potential impact of application unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, with limited community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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