CVE-2008-3532

Publication date 8 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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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Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gaim	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
pidgin	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.2
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4.3
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

In dapper, nss is not compiled in

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin	Other: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500 Upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/ad677f4ab3dcd31d42fe39edbb9e9207dcf93df6 Upstream: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/3cbc74478c8df61d53804d0363dc936a3e0adeb7

CVE-2008-3532

Status

Notes

mdeslaur

Patch details

References

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