CVE-2014-3698

medium

Description

The jabber_idn_validate function in jutil.c in the Jabber protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XMPP message.

References

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055

http://secunia.com/advisories/61968

http://secunia.com/advisories/60741

http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=90

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html

http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ea46ab68f0dc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-10-29

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

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