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CVE-2015-8833

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.

Published

2016-04-12T01:59:27.207

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cypherpunks	pidgin-otr	≤ 4.0.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295 ([email protected])
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html ([email protected])
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128 ([email protected])
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88 ([email protected])
https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94 ([email protected])
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00095.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00109.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3528 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/13 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/09/8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84295 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/39-Heap-use-after-free-in-Pidgin-OTR-plugin-CVE-2015-8833.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/128 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.otr.im/issues/88 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.otr.im/projects/pidgin-otr/repository/revisions/aaf551b9dd5cbba8c4abaa3d4dc7ead860efef94 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2016-March/002582.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-10 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)