Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.10-1	2.10.10-1
debian 14	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.10-1	2.10.10-1
debian 12	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.10-1	2.10.10-1
debian 13	pidgin	>=0 <2.10.10-1	2.10.10-1
rpm rhel6	pidgin	-	-
rpm rhel5	pidgin	-	-
rpm rhel7	pidgin	<0:2.10.11-5.el7	0:2.10.11-5.el7

Aliases

1. CVE-2014-36942. NVD-2014-36943. OSV-DEBIAN-2014-36944. OSV-2014-36945. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2014-3694