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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…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1854 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2390-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1376 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 60741 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-3055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1397 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 61968 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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