Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3532
Potential exploit
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.
Products affected by CVE-2008-3532
- cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3532
3.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3532
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3532
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3532
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
USN-675-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
Support
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http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500
NSS plugin doesn't verify SSL certificates : PIDGIN-6500Patch
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
Mandriva
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http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
404 Not Found
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
Site en construction
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
404 Not Found
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
Pidgin SSL spoofing CVE-2008-3532 Vulnerability Report
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
#492434 - pidgin: Connects to Jabber server with bad SSL certificates without warning (CVE-2008-3532) - Debian Bug report logs
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http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch
404 Not FoundExploit
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
ASA-2008-493 (RHSA-2008-1023)
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
404 Not Found
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
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