CVE-2014-3696

Publication date 23 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pidgin	14.10 utopic	Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu7.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.6
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/44fd89158777

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2390-1
Pidgin vulnerabilities
28 October 2014

Other references

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=88
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3696