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 specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions.
Published: 2009-08-31
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3010 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 specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-886-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:55.553Z

Reserved: 2009-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3026

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-31T20:30:01.140

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3026

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3026 - Bugzilla

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