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CVE-2014-3694

Publication date 23 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pidgin 14.10 utopic
Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu7.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:2.10.9-0ubuntu3.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.6
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pidgin

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2390-1
    • Pidgin vulnerabilities
    • 28 October 2014

Other references