CVE-2008-3532 in Pidgin

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 08/07/2008
• Disclosure: 08/08/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-43589 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-310 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.03446
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3532
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3532
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-3532/