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TI-2014-03010 Aliases CVE-2014-3694GHSA-qfvv-4jjj-6cq2

The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in…

Priority LOW 33CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02349 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.10.9VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.0VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.1VulnerablePidgin
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.10.9 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.0 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.1 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.2VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.3VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.4VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.5VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.6VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.7VulnerablePidgin
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.8VulnerablePidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.2 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.3 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.4 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.5 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.6 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.7 Vulnerable ·Pidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.8 Vulnerable ·Pidgin

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:1854 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libpurple-2.10.11-5.el7, pidgin-2.10.11-5.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) finch-2.10.11-5.el7, finch-devel-2.10.11-5.el7, libpurple-devel-2.10.11-5.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libpurple-2.10.11-5.el7, libpurple-2.10.11-5.el7.ppc, pidgin-2.10.11-5.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) finch-2.10.11-5.el7, finch-2.10.11-5.el7.ppc, finch-devel-2.10.11-5.el7 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libpurple-2.10.11-5.el7, pidgin-2.10.11-5.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) finch-2.10.11-5.el7, finch-devel-2.10.11-5.el7, libpurple-devel-2.10.11-5.el7 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1854

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3694
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfvv-4jjj-6cq2

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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