CVE-2014-3775 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted messages in the libgadu library used by Pidgin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3775?
CVE-2014-3775 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libgadu before 1.11.4 and 1.12.0 before 1.12.0-rc3, as used in Pidgin and other products, allows remote Gadu-Gadu file relay servers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3775?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libgadu Libgadu.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3775?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-3775 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3775 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3775, DSA-2935-1, GHSA-gwr9-jc3r-3ff3, MGASA-2014-0246, MGASA-2014-0295, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3775 and 1 more.