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CVE-2011-3185

Date: August 29, 2011

gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.0 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a file: URL in a message.

Language: C

Severity Score

8.1

Related Resources (16)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/12

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268

Url: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/29484df15413fe3bbd21bbfcef26a55362055a81/with/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/pidgin/gtkutils.c

Url: http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=55

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18324

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3185

Url: http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-110822.1.htm

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/45663

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519391/100/0/threaded

Url: http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69342

Url: http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-3185

Severity Score

8.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.1
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	9.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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