Description
The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-3055-1 | pidgin security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-3640 | The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2390-1 | Pidgin vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:17.985Z
Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-3694
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-10-29T10:55:04.307
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-3694
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN