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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.127089
Category:General
Title:Pidgin < 2.14.9 Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:Pidgin is prone to an improper certificate validation; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Pidgin is prone to an improper certificate validation
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Impact:
A remote attacker can obtain users credentials and all
communication content by redirecting a client connection to malicious server.

Affected Software/OS:
Pidgin prior to version 2.14.9.

Solution:
Update to version 2.14.9 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-26491
https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/FullChangeLog
https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1158
https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/rev/13cdb7956bdc
https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2022-February/038759.html
https://pidgin.im/about/security/advisories/cve-2022-26491/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00005.html
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