CVE catalog

CVE-2013-6486

pidgin: CVE-2013-6486

Severity: Low
Published: Jun 15, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.85% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pidgin	sid	`2.14.14-1`	not affected
Debian	pidgin	forky	`2.14.14-1`	not affected
Debian	pidgin	trixie	`2.14.14-1`	not affected
Debian	pidgin	bookworm	`2.14.12-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pidgin	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pidgin	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[finch]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[finch-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[libpurple0]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[libpurple-bin]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[libpurple-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[pidgin]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[pidgin-data]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
[pidgin-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:09:17 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]