# CVE-2007-3841: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on Pidgin clients via unspecified vectors, posing a risk to instant messaging users.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-64qv-v869-f8j2

## What is CVE-2007-3841?

CVE-2007-3841 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 17 Jul 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) 2.0.2 for Linux allows remote authenticated users, who are listed in a users list, to execute certain commands via unspecified vectors, aka ZD-00000035. NOTE: this information is based upon a vague advisory by a vulnerability information sales organization that does not coordinate with vendors or release actionable advisories. A CVE has been assigned for tracking purposes, but duplicates with other CVEs are difficult to determine.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3841?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pidgin Pidgin.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin

- [CVE-2013-6490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6490/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1000030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1000030/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-6486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6486/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-3185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3185/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1376/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3841 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3841 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 17 Jul 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pidgin Pidgin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3841/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3841/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3841
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3841
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3841

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3841/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.