CVE-2010-3088 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in messages sent to users of the Pidgin-knotify plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3088?
CVE-2010-3088 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jianping Yu Pidgin-Knotify.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2010-3088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg5g-2c25-wrjw.