CVE-2010-3088

Published: Oct 8, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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 (4)

Products: Jianping Yu: Pidgin Knotify

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Jianping Yu Pidgin Knotify	Up to 0.2.1
Jianping Yu Pidgin Knotify	Version 0.1.2
Jianping Yu Pidgin Knotify	Version 0.1
Jianping Yu Pidgin Knotify	Version 0.2.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Pidgin Pidgin	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (8)

http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336916

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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