CVE-2014-3694 | BDVDB-2026-65885 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1854
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2390-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60741
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3055
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61968
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.