CVE-2016-2851 Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a se...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 24.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a series of large OTR messages, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libotr(Debian:12) | < 4.1.1-1 | 4.1.1-1 |
| debian/libotr(Debian:13) | < 4.1.1-1 | 4.1.1-1 |
| debian/libotr(Debian:14) | < 4.1.1-1 | 4.1.1-1 |
| debian linux | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| openSUSE leap | = 42.1 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.2 | No fix listed |
| cypherpunks libotr | <= 4.1.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-2851 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0708 mailing-list vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0732 vendor-advisory
- 20160309 Advisory X41-2016-001: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in "libotr" exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- DSA-3512 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 20160309 Advisory X41-2016-001: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in "libotr" mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 84285 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-2926-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- [OTR-users] 20160309 Security Advisory: upgrade to libotr 4.1.1 exploit mailing-list
- GLSA-201701-10 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 39550 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.x41-dsec.de exploit