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CVE-2014-3694 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3694
NVD Published Date:
10/29/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.