hugo/content/about/security/advisories/cve-2014-3695-00.md

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author
Gary Kramlich <grim@reaperworld.com>
date
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:35:59 -0600
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Add a flathub verification token

Testing Done:
Ran with `npm run hugo:server` and verified the file was served properly.

Reviewed at https://reviews.imfreedom.org/r/3718/

---
title: cve-2014-3695-00
date: 2014-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
cveNumber: cve-2014-3695
summary: Remote crash parsing malformed MXit emoticon
discoveredBy: Yves Younan and Richard Johnson of Cisco Talos
fixedInRelease: 2.10.10
type: security
layout: cve
hidden: true
---

### Description

A malicious server or man-in-the-middle could trigger a crash in libpurple by
sending an emoticon with an overly large length value.

### Mitigation

Verify that the length value is valid before attempting to read data from the
buffer.

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