CVE-2011-3185
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-3185 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-08-29 17:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.7.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | 2.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pidgin | Pidgin | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malformed Request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.pidgin.im | Patch |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.pidgin.im | Patch |
| Page not found | Insomnia Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.insomniasec.com | |
| Pidgin Denial of Service Weaknesses and "file://" Security Issue - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security mailing list - 2011/08/22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| SecurityTracker: Pidgin Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Pidgin Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pidgin.im | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: Pidgin crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: Pidgin crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: Pidgin crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.