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TI-2014-03013 Aliases CVE-2014-3697GHSA-wxw5-wrpr-5mpw

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the untar_block function in win32/untar.c in…

Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · 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
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the untar_block function in win32/untar.c in Pidgin before 2.10.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a drive name in a tar archive of a smiley theme.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03838 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
  • 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

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3697
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxw5-wrpr-5mpw
  3. 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-15597 Pidgin 2.13.0 Denial of Service via Malformed Username CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2009-02576 The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-05439 The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01309 Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-01890 Out-of-bounds write in pidgin CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02815 gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.0 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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