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    CVE-2014-3697

    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.

    Published:Oct 29, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 29, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.01028
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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