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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-3643 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:18.265Z
Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-3697
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-10-29T10:55:04.447
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-3697
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD