CVE-2008-3532
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD
The NSS plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.4.3 does not verify SSL certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid server certificate for a spoofed service.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3518)
- Published
- August 8, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3518 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- pidgin / pidgin
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492434
- http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patch(Exploit)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss_add_rev.patch
- http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6500(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32859
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33102
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30553
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2318
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44220
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10979
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18327
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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