Is CVE-2014-3694 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3694 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3694?

CVE-2014-3694 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-3694?

Patch guidance is available from opensuse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-3694.

CVE-2014-3694 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-3694?

17 products: opensuse opensuse, opensuse opensuse, opensuse opensuse, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 12 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-310

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPENSUSE
Published: 10/29/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

opensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusecanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linuxpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidgin

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-3694. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-3694

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CVE-2014-3694 vulnerability