Is CVE-2014-3697 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3697 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3697?

CVE-2014-3697 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-3697?

Patch guidance is available from pidgin security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-3697.

CVE-2014-3697 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-3697?

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

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

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

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-3697. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-3697

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CVE-2014-3697 vulnerability