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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-3088: pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-3088: pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/08/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-plugins-pidgin-knotify

References

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