CVE-2014-3694

Publication date 23 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu 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

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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

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pidgin	Upstream: https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/2e4475087f04

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2390-1
Pidgin vulnerabilities
28 October 2014

Other references

http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=86
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3694