MEDIUM
pidgin: denial of service parsing Groupwise server message
Published Oct 29, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.87%
Description
nmevent.c in the Novell GroupWise protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted server message that triggers a large memory allocation.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.10.9
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
- 2.10.4
- 2.10.5
- 2.10.6
- 2.10.7
- 2.10.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pidgin-0:2.10.11-5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pidgin
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pidgin
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pidgin-0:2.10.11-5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1854 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pidgin | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pidgin | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.87% 0.02871
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02871
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02871) | 86.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02871) | 84.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02486) | 83.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.92% (0.05922) | 83.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02486) | 84.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 86.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 85.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 1.45% (0.01449) | 86.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 1.57% (0.01575) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01987) | 86.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3696 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154910 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3696
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3696
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3696 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154910 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3696 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3696 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 29, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3696
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a