CVE-2009-3026

Name	CVE-2009-3026
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	542891

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
pidgin (PTS)	buster	2.13.0-2	fixed
	bullseye	2.14.1-1	fixed
	trixie, bookworm	2.14.12-1	fixed
	sid	2.14.13-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
pidgin	source	lenny	2.4.3-4lenny4
pidgin	source	(unstable)	2.6.1-1	low		542891

Notes

gaim nof affected, it never claimed to support TLS/SSL
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8131
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/312e056d702d29379ea61aea9d27765f127bc888/with/55897c4ce0787edc1e7721b7f4a9b5cbc8357279