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 series of large OTR messages, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/ Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00021.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00030.html Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/21 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3512 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537745/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2926-1 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002581.html Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39550/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2016-001-libotr/ Exploit
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cypherpunks:libotr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-04-07 23:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-2851

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2851


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Products Affected

opensuse

  • opensuse
  • leap

cypherpunks

  • libotr

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer