{"cve":"CVE-2009-3026","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-31T20:30:01.140","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:45.193","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542891","http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8131","http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/312e056d702d29379ea61aea9d27765f127bc888/with/55897c4ce0787edc1e7721b7f4a9b5cbc8357279","http://secunia.com/advisories/37071","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/24/2"],"products":["pidgin:pidgin"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3026","score":0.01302,"percentile":0.70489,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}