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TI-2009-02883 Aliases CVE-2009-3026GHSA-39qg-c7hm-9wwf

protocols/jabber/auth.c in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.0, and possibly other versions, does…

Priority LOW 25CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01302 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerablePidgin
  • cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Pidgin

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1453 Released 2009-09-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pidgin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 finch-2.6.2-2.el4, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.i386, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.ia64 +33
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) finch-2.6.2-2.el5, finch-2.6.2-2.el5.i386, libpurple-2.6.2-2.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) finch-devel-2.6.2-2.el5, finch-devel-2.6.2-2.el5.i386, libpurple-devel-2.6.2-2.el5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 finch-2.6.2-2.el4, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.i386, finch-devel-2.6.2-2.el4 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 finch-2.6.2-2.el4, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.i386, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.ia64 +24
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) finch-2.6.2-2.el5, finch-2.6.2-2.el5.i386, finch-devel-2.6.2-2.el5 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 finch-2.6.2-2.el4, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.i386, finch-2.6.2-2.el4.ia64 +24

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1453
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1453

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3026
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39qg-c7hm-9wwf

References

Patch 1

Other 5

  • TI-2019-15597 Pidgin 2.13.0 Denial of Service via Malformed Username CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2009-02576 The msn_slplink_process_msg function in libpurple/protocols/msn/slplink.c in libpurple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-05439 The SIMPLE protocol functionality in Pidgin before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01309 Multiple integer overflows in the msn_slplink_process_msg functions in the MSN protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-01890 Out-of-bounds write in pidgin CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02815 gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.0 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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