CVE-2022-26491
pidgin - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.82%
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.
How to fix CVE-2022-26491
To remediate CVE-2022-26491, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 2.12.0-1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2022-26491 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 2.12.0-1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |