Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the untar_block function in win32/untar.c in Pidgin before 2.10.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a drive name in a tar archive of a smiley theme.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.4/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/68b8eb10977fPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=89Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/68b8eb10977fPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00037.html
- http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=89Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 29, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified