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    CVE-2008-3532

    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.

    Published:Jul 28, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 8, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.03446
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pidgin
    Product
    Pidgin
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patchhttp://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2022-26491 (CVSS 5.9) — An issue was discovered in Pidgin before 2.14.9. A remote attacker who can spoof DNS responses can redirect a …
    CVE-2017-2640 (CVSS 7.5) — An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Pidgin before 2.12.0 processed XML content. A malicious remot…
    CVE-2016-2380 (CVSS 3.1) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent to…
    CVE-2016-4323 (CVSS 3.7) — A directory traversal exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent …
    CVE-2016-2374 (CVSS 8.1) — An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Speciall…
    CVE-2016-2369 (CVSS 5.9) — A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially craf…
    CVE-2016-2367 (CVSS 5.9) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent vi…
    CVE-2016-2368 (CVSS 8.1) — Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially cra…
    CVE-2016-2372 (CVSS 5.9) — An information leak exists in the handling of the MXIT protocol in Pidgin. Specially crafted MXIT data sent vi…

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
    http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch
    http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
    http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
    http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch
    http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
    http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High