Vulnerability in Pidgin
CVE-2014-3694
The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.10.0, 2.10.1, 2.10.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- openSUSE — versions 12.3, 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pidgin.im/news/security/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 (vendor-advisory)
- hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04 (Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60741 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61968 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3694?
- CVE-2014-3694 is a vulnerability in Pidgin, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-10-29.
- Is CVE-2014-3694 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.