MEDIUM
The notify function in pidgin-knotify.c in the pidgin-knotify plugin 0.2.1 and earlier for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a message
Published Oct 8, 2010
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
The notify function in pidgin-knotify.c in the pidgin-knotify plugin 0.2.1 and earlier for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a message.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 0.2.1
- 0.1
- 0.1.2
- 0.2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.49% 0.01489
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01489
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01489) | 73.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01518) | 71.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 70.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 87.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 87.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 3.47% (0.03468) | 91.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 2.94% (0.02935) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 2.50% (0.02496) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 87.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01304) | 85.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 8, 2010
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2010
Link CVE-2010-3088
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a