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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5757		Date: 2009-09-24
Title:	Pidgin 2.6.0 and prior does not follow the require TLS/SSL preference
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.
Version:	1	Class:	vulnerability
Status:	ACCEPTED	Reference(s):	CVE-2009-3026
Family:	windows
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista	Product(s):	Pidgin Messanger
Definition Synopsis:
Microsoft Windows 2000 is installed OR Microsoft Windows XP (x86) SP2 is installed OR Microsoft Windows XP (x86) SP3 is installed OR Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed OR Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Service Pack 1 is installed OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (x86) is installed OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86) is installed AND Pidgin version is less than or equal to 2.6.0

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