MEDIUM
pidgin: remote information leak via crafted XMPP message
Published Oct 29, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.78%
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.
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:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.78% 0.03776
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03776
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 89.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 88.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 78.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03984) | 80.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 78.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00664) | 80.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00664) | 79.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00653) | 78.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00653) | 76.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (13)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ea46ab68f0dc 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=90 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-2014-3698 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154911 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3698
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3698
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/ea46ab68f0dc | 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=90 | 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-2014-3698 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154911 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3698 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3698 |
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-2014-3698
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a