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CVE-2013-6486

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Date: February 6, 2014

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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Related Resources (8)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6486
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65189
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-6486
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=81
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-6486

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

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