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CVE-2008-3532

The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.3 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.03446
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Affected Products & Versions

1
pidginall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocdeveloper.pidgin.im · nss-cert-verify.patchdeveloper.pidgin.im
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD08 Aug 2008 · 07:41 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11172-1
usnUSN-675-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:1023Moderate
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References & Sources

15
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
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