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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.4/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 29, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified