CVE-2014-3694
pidgin - security update
EPSS 1.4%
Description
The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
How to fix CVE-2014-3694
To remediate CVE-2014-3694, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.10-1 or later
- Debian/pidgin—upgrade to 2.10.10-1~deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3694 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.10.10-1
- from 0, < 2.10.10-1~deb7u1