VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-3697

CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-10-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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 classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references