CVE-2014-3696
pidgin: denial of service parsing Groupwise server message
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 parsed Groupwise server messages. A malicious remote server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could potentially use this flaw to cause Pidgin to consume an excessive amount of memory, possibly leading to a crash, by sending a specially crafted message.
CVSS score applicability
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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-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling