CVE-2022-26491
Description
An issue was discovered in Pidgin before 2.14.9. A remote attacker who can spoof DNS responses can redirect a client connection to a malicious server. The client will perform TLS certificate verification of the malicious domain name instead of the original XMPP service domain, allowing the attacker to take over control over the XMPP connection and to obtain user credentials and all communication content. This is similar to CVE-2022-24968.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
pidgin
oss-projectaka mxit, libpurple
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
and 7 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
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References
https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2022-February/038759.html
mail.jabber.org
https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1158
github.com
https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/FullChangeLog
developer.pidgin.im
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