CVE-2016-2851
Critical · 9.8CVSS
9.8
EPSS
24.3%
Published
Apr 7, 2016
CISA due date
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The record
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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | libotr | 0 | 4.1.1-1 |
| Debian:12 | libotr | 0 | 4.1.1-1 |
| Debian:13 | libotr | 0 | 4.1.1-1 |
| Debian:7 | libotr | 0 | 3.2.1-1+deb7u2 |
| Debian:8 | libotr | 0 | 4.1.0-2+deb8u1 |
| Mageia:5 | libotr | 0 | 4.1.1-1.mga5 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | libotr | 0 | 3.2.0-10.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | libotr | 0 | 3.2.0-10.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | libotr | 0 | 3.2.0-10.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | libotr | 0 | 3.2.0-10.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-9.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libotr | 0 | 4.0.0-2.2ubuntu1.1 |
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