CVE-2008-3532 — Pidgin vulnerability

CWE-3107 documents7 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.4%
top 12.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PidginDebian Pidgin
Timeline
PublishedAug 8
Latest updateMay 2

Description

The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.3 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/pidgin< pidgin 2.4.3-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianpidgin/pidgin< 2.4.3-2+3
▶NVDpidgin/pidgin2.4.3

Patches

Patch: developer.pidgin.im ↗Patch: developer.pidgin.im ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-ww4m-hgqp-q9hp: The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2↗2022-05-02
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OSV
CVE-2008-3532: The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2↗2008-08-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Pidgin vulnerabilities↗2008-11-24
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Red Hat
pidgin: NSS plugin doesn't verify SSL certificates↗2008-07-28
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Debian
CVE-2008-3532: pidgin - The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.3 does not verify SSL certificates, wh...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-3532 pidgin: NSS plugin doesn't verify SSL certificates↗2008-08-05
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