CVE-2013-6486

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.3 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 79%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
pidginpidgin
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≤ 2.10.7
pidginpidgin
2.0.0
pidginpidgin
2.0.1
pidginpidgin
2.0.2
pidginpidgin
2.1.0
pidginpidgin
2.1.1
pidginpidgin
2.2.0
pidginpidgin
2.2.1
pidginpidgin
2.2.2
pidginpidgin
2.3.0
pidginpidgin
2.3.1
pidginpidgin
2.4.0
pidginpidgin
2.4.1
pidginpidgin
2.4.2
pidginpidgin
2.4.3
pidginpidgin
2.5.0
pidginpidgin
2.5.1
pidginpidgin
2.5.2
pidginpidgin
2.5.3
pidginpidgin
2.5.4
pidginpidgin
2.5.5
pidginpidgin
2.5.6
pidginpidgin
2.5.7
pidginpidgin
2.5.8
pidginpidgin
2.5.9
pidginpidgin
2.6.0
pidginpidgin
2.6.1
pidginpidgin
2.6.2
pidginpidgin
2.6.3
pidginpidgin
2.6.4
pidginpidgin
2.6.5
pidginpidgin
2.6.6
pidginpidgin
2.7.0
pidginpidgin
2.7.1
pidginpidgin
2.7.2
pidginpidgin
2.7.3
pidginpidgin
2.7.4
pidginpidgin
2.7.5
pidginpidgin
2.7.6
pidginpidgin
2.7.7
pidginpidgin
2.7.8
pidginpidgin
2.7.9
pidginpidgin
2.7.10
pidginpidgin
2.7.11
pidginpidgin
2.8.0
pidginpidgin
2.9.0
pidginpidgin
2.10.0
pidginpidgin
2.10.1
pidginpidgin
2.10.2
pidginpidgin
2.10.3
pidginpidgin
2.10.4
pidginpidgin
2.10.5
pidginpidgin
2.10.6
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
pidgin
bookworm
2.14.12-1
fixed
bullseye
2.14.1-1
fixed
sid
2.14.13-2
fixed
trixie
2.14.13-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
pidgin
lucid
ignored
precise
not-affected
quantal
not-affected
saucy
not-affected