Pidgin 2.6.0 Encryption cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Pidgin 2.6.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Encryption. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-3026. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pidgin 2.6.0 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 08/31/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at developer.pidgin.im. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40625 (CentOS 3 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1218)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155792 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Pidgin (ELSA-2009-1453)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53000), Tenable (40625), SecurityFocus (BID 36368†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23533†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-49848, VDB-49846 and VDB-49844. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 40625
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 5 : pidgin (CESA-2009:1218)
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OpenVAS ID: 880899
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for finch CESA-2009:1453 centos4 i386
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/19/2009 🔍
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08/31/2009 +11 days 🔍
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09/21/2009 +21 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2004 days 🔍
08/20/2021 +2347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.pidgin.im
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49751

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X-Force: 53000
SecurityFocus: 36368 - Pidgin 'protocols/jabber/auth.c' JABBER Server XMPP Specifications Man In The Middle Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23533 - Pidgin Prior to 2.6.1 Server XMPP Specifications Man In The Middle Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 19:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/15/2017 09:12 (8), 08/20/2021 19:04 (4), 08/20/2021 19:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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