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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-08-08 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 987df450764dd7555213a72aed73ec42c0a0d7d30eca968d4048d3aa7c288a8c
05 Affected products
06 References
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18327https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:025http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
- secunia.com31390http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2318http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
- secunia.com33102http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-675-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
- secunia.com32859http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compidgin-ssl-spoofing(44220)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:1023http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10979https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
- www.securityfocus.com30553http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pidgin Fixed in 2.4.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pidgin Fixed in 2.4.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pidgin Fixed in 2.4.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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