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CVE-2014-3695

CVE detail

CVE-2014-3695

markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response.

CVSS 5.0 · MediumBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Vulnerabilities Found in Pidgin Chat ClientSecurityWeek
The latest version of the popular instant messaging application Pidgin (2.10.10) addresses multiple vulnerabilities, including three reported by Cisco’s Talos security intelligence and research group.
newswww.securityweek.comNov 10, 2014, 1:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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Related records

Similar CVEs

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CVE-2016-2376
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CVE-2016-2368
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CVE-2014-3696
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…
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1 mention
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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Oct 29, 2014

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 2.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Access Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Access Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Authentication (Au): None. The attacker does not need to authenticate.
Confidentiality Impact (C): None. There is no impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): Partial. There is a limited impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses