Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3696
CVE-2014-3696
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.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.10.9
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.10
Patches
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References
9- hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777nvdPatch
- pidgin.im/news/security/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60741nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61968nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854nvd
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