Pidgin NSS plugin SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability (Linux)

Summary
The host is running Pidgin, which is prone to Security Bypass Vulnerability
Impact
Man-in-the-middle attacks or identity impersonation attacks are possible. Impact Level : Network.
Solution
Apply the patch, http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/6500/nss-cert-verify.patc h
Insight
The application fails to properly validate SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate from a server.
Affected
Pidgin Version 2.4.3 and prior on Linux.
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