Arbitrary Program Execution via Improper Handling of File: URL in Pidgin (CVE-2011-3185 Incomplete Fix)

CVE-2013-6486 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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