HIGH
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
Published Aug 29, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 2.9.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.7.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7.7
- 2.7.8
- 2.7.9
- 2.7.10
- 2.7.11
- 2.8.0
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.79% 0.04794
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04794
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.79% (0.04794) | 91.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.79% (0.04794) | 90.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.09% (0.05087) | 88.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07730) | 86.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.09% (0.05087) | 89.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.75% (0.01746) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 1.73% (0.01729) | 87.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01729) | 85.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (14)
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/29484df15413fe3bbd21bbfcef26a55362055a81/with/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/pidgin/gtkutils.c x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=55 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45663 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-110822.1.htm x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/ mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519391/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69342 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18324 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 29, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 19, 2011
Link CVE-2011-3185
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a