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CVE-2014-3697

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Published: Oct 29, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.4
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Pidgin: Pidgin
Pidgin
1 product
Pidgin
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Pidgin
Pidgin
Up to 2.10.9
Pidgin
Version 2.10.0
Pidgin
Version 2.10.1
Pidgin
Version 2.10.2
Pidgin
Version 2.10.3
Pidgin
Version 2.10.4
Pidgin
Version 2.10.5
Pidgin
Version 2.10.6
Pidgin
Version 2.10.7
Pidgin
Version 2.10.8

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (8)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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