Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Pidgin - CVE-2022-26491

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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Pidgin - CVE-2022-26491

Published: May 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62728
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26491
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pidgin
Software vendor:
pidgin.im

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM-attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Pigin supports _xmppconnect DNS TXT record. If DNSSEC is not used, a remote attacker can perform MitM attack via DNS spoofing.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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