CVE-2014-3695
pidgin: crash in Mxit protocol plug-in
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 22, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way Pidgin's Mxit plug-in handled emoticons. A malicious remote server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgin by sending a specially crafted emoticon.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified