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Pidgin CVE-2014-3695

MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2014-10-29 secalert@redhat.com
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 29, 2014 - 10:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response.

AnalysisAI

markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response. Affected products include: Pidgin. Version information: before 2.10.10.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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