Vulnerability in Pidgin
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 to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pidgin — versions 2.4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch (Exploit)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18327 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31390 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318 (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/33102 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1 (vendor-advisory)
- developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch