CVE-2008-3532 (GCVE-0-2008-3532)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-08-08 19:00
Modified
2024-08-07 09:45
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
secalert@redhat.com http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch Exploit
secalert@redhat.com http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
secalert@redhat.com http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500 Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
secalert@redhat.com http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
secalert@redhat.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
secalert@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
secalert@redhat.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
secalert@redhat.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
secalert@redhat.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
secalert@redhat.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
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