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CVE-2014-3694 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04 CVEIssue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opensuse opensuse
12.3
13.1
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
14.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
pidgin pidgin
<= 2.10.9
2.10.0
2.10.1
2.10.2
2.10.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3694
NVD Published Date:
Oct 29, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-3694 Details - Not Deferred