CVE-2014-3696

Publication date 23 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this 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

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 end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pidgin

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2390-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 28 October 2014

Other references