Improper Certificate Validation Affecting finch-devel package, versions <0:2.10.11-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FINCHDEVEL-2086268
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Oct 2014

Introduced: 22 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-3694  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 finch-devel to version 0:2.10.11-5.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream finch-devel package and not the finch-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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