Cryptographic Issues Affecting finch-devel package, versions <0:2.6.2-2.el5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.3% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-FINCHDEVEL-9874923
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed15 Jan 2009

Introduced: 15 Jan 2009

CVE-2009-3026  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 finch-devel to version 0:2.6.2-2.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:1453.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1