CVE-2014-3694 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2014-3694 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 1.27% · 79.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.27%

79.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	pidgin	0, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.1, 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu4.2

Timeline

Oct 23, 2014 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3694 third-party-advisory
http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2390-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3694 third-party-advisory

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