Unscored severity · published Oct 29, 2014
CVE-2014-3697
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…
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CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pidgin · Pidgin
through 2.10.9; 2.10.0; 2.10.1; 2.10.2; 2.10.3; 2.10.4; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3697
Patch
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/68b8eb10977f
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
Patch
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=89
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