CVE-2013-6486
Published: 6 February 2014
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | fix for incorrect CVE-2011-3185 fix windows specific. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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pidgin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
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| quantal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| saucy |
Not vulnerable
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.10.8)
|
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Patches: upstream: http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b |
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