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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3010 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-886-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:55.553Z

Reserved: 2009-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3026

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-08-31T20:30:01.140

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-3026

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3026 - Bugzilla

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