CVE-2013-6486
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.
- Record
CVE-2013-6486- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.
- Record
CVE-2013-6486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6289 No score
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6289- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrrf-4f63-4j27 No score
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.
- Record
GHSA-vrrf-4f63-4j27- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1 No score
finch-2.11.0-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the finch-2.11.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10432-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-6486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Pidgin, published February 6, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.85%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b
pidgin.im/news/security?id=81
securityfocus.com/bid/65189
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6486
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrrf-4f63-4j27
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2694