USN-2390-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3694)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-10-28 13:50 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source websiteJacob Appelbaum and an anonymous person discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certificate validation. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3694)
Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed MXit emoticons. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3695)
Yves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain malformed Groupwise messages. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3696)
Thijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled memory when processing XMPP messages. A malicious remote server or user could use this issue to cause Pidgin to disclosure arbitrary memory, resulting in an information leak. (CVE-2014-3698)
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"details": "Jacob Appelbaum and an anonymous person discovered that Pidgin incorrectly\nhandled certificate validation. A remote attacker could exploit this to\nperform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter\nencrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3694)\n\nYves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled\ncertain malformed MXit emoticons. A malicious remote server or a\nmachine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3695)\n\nYves Younan and Richard Johnson discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled\ncertain malformed Groupwise messages. A malicious remote server or a\nmachine-in-the-middle could use this issue to cause Pidgin to crash, \nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3696)\n\nThijs Alkemade and Paul Aurich discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled\nmemory when processing XMPP messages. A malicious remote server or user\ncould use this issue to cause Pidgin to disclosure arbitrary memory,\nresulting in an information leak. (CVE-2014-3698)\n",
"id": "USN-2390-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
"published": "2014-10-28T13:50:06Z",
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