CVE-2008-3532

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2008-07-28
Bugzilla:
457907: CVE-2008-3532 pidgin: NSS plugin doesn't verify SSL certificates

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2008-3532 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (pidgin) RHSA-2008:1023 2008-12-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (pidgin) RHSA-2008:1023 2008-12-15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (pidgin) RHSA-2008:1023 2008-12-15

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