CVE-2009-3026
protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the "require TLS/SSL" preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP
02 Description
protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the "require TLS/SSL" preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP
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
- 1.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 70.0% 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
- Low. 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
- 2009-08-31 20:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- 00a3f4795707bed9de9260744fe31bad57785a90d95aaab260acceb261807767
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com36368http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36368
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/312e056d702d29379ea61aea9d27765f127bc888/with/55897c4ce0787edc1e7721b7f4a9b5cbc8357279
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8131
- secunia.com37071http://secunia.com/advisories/37071
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090824 CVE id request: pidginhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/24/2
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542891
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compidgin-libpurple-weak-security(53000)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53000
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5757https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5757
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11070https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11070
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pidgin Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pidgin Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pidgin Fixed in 2.6.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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