CVE-2009-3026
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CVE-2009-3026 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the "require TLS/SSL" preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions.. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does not follow the "require TLS/SSL" preference when connecting to older Jabber servers that do not follow the XMPP specification, which causes libpurple to connect to the server without the expected encryption and allows remote attackers to sniff sessions.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.0 |
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