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CVE-2014-3694
Published: Oct 29, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The (1) bundled GnuTLS SSL/TLS plugin and the (2) bundled OpenSSL SSL/TLS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 do not properly consider the Basic Constraints extension during verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:1854
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2390-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
openSUSE-SU-2014:1376
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
60741
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-3055
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
openSUSE-SU-2014:1397
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
61968
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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