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.
2014-02-06T16:10:58.857
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | ≤ 2.10.7 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.5.9 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.4 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.5 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.6.6 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.3 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.4 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.5 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.6 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.7 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.8 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.9 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.10 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.7.11 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.1 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.2 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.3 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.4 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.5 | Yes |
| Application | pidgin | pidgin | 2.10.6 | Yes |