Is CVE-2014-3695 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3695 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3695?

CVE-2014-3695 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-3695?

Patch guidance is available from pidgin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-3695.

CVE-2014-3695 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-3695?

10 products: pidgin pidgin, pidgin pidgin, pidgin pidgin, pidgin pidgin, pidgin pidgin, and 5 more.

Description

markup.c in the MXit protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in an emoticon response.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PIDGIN
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

pidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidginpidgin : pidgin

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-3695. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-3695

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2014-3695 vulnerability