01 Record
CVE-2011-3185
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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-08-29 17:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-08-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- eb41c22c4397a913975a5538dd2533aed3ca7c2a65e717553b0a9d8c7fe8b09e
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compidgin-uri-code-execution(69342)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69342
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: Pidgin crashhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10
- www.securityfocus.com20110822 Insomnia : ISVA-110822.1 - Pidgin IM Insecure URL Handling Remote Code Executionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519391/100/0/threaded
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37
- pidgin.imhttp://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=55
- secunia.com45663http://secunia.com/advisories/45663
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: Pidgin crashhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: Pidgin crashhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: Pidgin crashhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/12
- www.insomniasec.comhttp://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-110822.1.htm
- developer.pidgin.imhttp://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/29484df15413fe3bbd21bbfcef26a55362055a81/with/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/pidgin/gtkutils.c
- www.securityfocus.com49268http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18324https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18324
- securitytracker.com1025961http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961