FKIE_CVE-2015-8833

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-12 01:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the create_smp_dialog function in gtk-dialog.c in the Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) pidgin-otr plugin before 4.0.2 for Pidgin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the "Authenticate buddy" menu item.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.otr.im/issues/128
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.otr.im/issues/88
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10
Impacted products
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