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CVE-2013-6486
Published: Feb 6, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
openSUSE-SU-2014:0326
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2014:0239
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=81
x_refsource_CONFIRM
65189
vdb-entry
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