CVE-2010-3088

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Published Oct 8, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:jianping_yu:pidgin-knotify::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:jianping_yu:pidgin-knotify:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jianping_yu:pidgin-knotify:0.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:jianping_yu:pidgin-knotify:0.2.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-3089	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.489% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/4
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916

History

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Subscriptions

Jianping Yu Pidgin-knotify

Pidgin Pidgin

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 8, 2010, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:25 AM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 8, 2010, 9:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM

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