# 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 messa

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69342
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519391/100/0/threaded
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=55
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45663
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/12
- http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-110822.1.htm
- http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/diff/29484df15413fe3bbd21bbfcef26a55362055a81/with/5749f9193063800d27bef75c2388f6f9cc2f7f37/pidgin/gtkutils.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49268
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18324
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025961

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