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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04 | Issue Tracking |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/60741 | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/61968 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854 |
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Information
Published : 2014-10-29 10:55
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:35
NVD link : CVE-2014-3694
Mitre link : CVE-2014-3694
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-3694
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Products Affected
pidgin
- pidgin
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
opensuse
- opensuse
CWE
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues