CVE-2010-3088

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 Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References

• 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
• http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-knotify/issues/detail?id=1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/12/1