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Pidgin NSS plugin SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running Pidgin, which is prone to a Security Bypass Vulnerability
Insight
Insight
The application fails to properly validate SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate from a server.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Pidgin Version 2.4.3 and prior on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Apply the patch linked in the references.