CVE-2014-3697 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write arbitrary files via a malicious smiley theme archive, requiring user interaction to load the theme.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-3697?
CVE-2014-3697 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 29 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-3697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxw5-wrpr-5mpw.