Denial of Service Vulnerability in Pidgin's MXit Protocol Plugin
CVE-2014-3695

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Pidgin

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 October 2014

What is CVE-2014-3695?

The MXit protocol plugin within the libpurple library in Pidgin before version 2.10.10 is susceptible to a denial of service attack. This vulnerability allows malicious remote servers to trigger an application crash by sending a freakishly large length value in the emoticon response. As a result, users may experience unexpected disruptions in service, compromising communication and causing potential data loss. It is crucial for users running affected versions of Pidgin to update to the latest release promptly to mitigate this risk.

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