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CVE-2014-3697

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 3.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-10-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. It affects Windows. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2014-3697
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
3.84%
Windows

Original 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.