Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the untar_block function in win32/untar.c in Pidgin before 2.10.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a drive name in a tar archive of a smiley theme
Published Oct 29, 2014
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.84%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the untar_block function in win32/untar.c in Pidgin before 2.10.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a drive name in a tar archive of a smiley theme.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.10.9
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
- 2.10.4
- 2.10.5
- 2.10.6
- 2.10.7
- 2.10.8
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03838) | 89.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03838) | 88.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00914) | 74.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 71.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 69.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 66.03th | 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) |
References (4)
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/68b8eb10977f x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=89 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/68b8eb10977f | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=89 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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