[Pidgin] #3381: XMPP TLS and (old) SSL man-in-the-middle attack

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Fri Aug 1 22:48:52 EDT 2008


#3381: XMPP TLS and (old) SSL man-in-the-middle attack
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  Reporter:  bluefoxicy  |       Owner:  wehlhard
      Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  minor       |   Milestone:          
 Component:  XMPP        |     Version:  2.2.0   
Resolution:              |    Keywords:          
   Pending:  0           |  
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Comment (by LouCipher):

 Currently Pidgin still accepts any TLS certificate without checking.  This
 is a major security misfeature.

 Would it be possible to increase the severity to blocker and schedule it
 for the next point release?

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3381#comment:4>
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