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.
Published: 2014-02-06
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6289 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.691Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6486

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-02-06T16:10:58.857

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-6486

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