Information Exposure Affecting finch-devel package, versions <0:2.10.11-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FINCHDEVEL-2086081
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Oct 2014

Introduced: 22 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-3698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-201  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 finch-devel to version 0:2.10.11-5.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream finch-devel package and not the finch-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The jabber_idn_validate function in jutil.c in the Jabber protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XMPP message.

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