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CVE-2013-6486 gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of...

HighCVSS 9.3 EPSS 3.8%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pidgin <= 2.10.7 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.0.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.0.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.0.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.1.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.1.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.2.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.2.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.2.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.3.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.3.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.4.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.4.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.4.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.4.3 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.3 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.4 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.5 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.6 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.7 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.8 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.5.9 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pidgin = 2.6.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.3 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.4 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.5 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.6.6 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.3 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.4 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.5 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.6 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.7 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.8 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.9 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.10 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.7.11 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.8.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.9.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.0 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.1 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.2 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.3 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.4 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.5 No fix listed
pidgin = 2.10.6 No fix listed

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